Exciting start to my day as rode in early to go by Capitol reflecting pool to see a Red Phalarope! Alerted by colleague Carrie Kisicki (on right).

Reservoir District is a fascinating integration of old & new, public & private. Thx to Matt Bell (Perkins Eastman), Gilles Stucker (DMPED) & Jack Lester (EYA) for guiding our tour.

What great images! Thanks for joining us!

PGC rescinds missing middle housing next to West Hyattsville Metro. County was poised to break out of old zoning locking up lots of housing potential at 2 Metro stations. Pushing it back to a study with no timeline. It’s a loss for families want more affordable housing options near transit.

Right on, Crush!

Great pavement repurposing! At H St NW and Penn. Everyone was sitting at the tables for lunch. Strikingly the park behind them was pretty much empty.

Who loves an alley dwelling? We do! DC Zoning Commission is showing them more love too- but not quite enough! Let’s remove burdensome car parking requirements & a few other changes. Check back w/ us for our list of improvements. Hearing is 11/13. Smartergrowth.net app.dcoz.dc.gov/Home/ViewCas...

Good news: PGC launching a Missing Middle Housing study! It's time to open up better housing options around PGC's 15 Metro stations, Purple Line & MARC stations, inside the beltway and designated centers. Check out Planning's brown bag briefing 9/9. lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/d6yjjmc

Here’s a bit of good news: DDOT squared the SE corner of 14th & Euclid St NW. Slows turning vehicles. Makes everyone safer!

PGC Planning Board Darryl Barnes & Director Hull graciously met with RISE Prince George's activists & LISC friends. We talked about keeping Blue Line Sector Plan TOD rezonings moving forward, expediting Central Av Connector Trail/bridge and a transformed, walk/bike friendly Central Ave.

Oversized roads and intersections generate unsafe speeds & deadly consequences. MDOT and Prince George's are moving towards reconsidering and starting to redesign overbuilt, high speed roads -- but needs to happen more quickly. It's too late for this tragedy.

DC's accessory apartments zoning reforms & pilot program positive steps but so much more can be done. dc2050.dc.gov, DC's Comp Plan rewrite should ensure DC offers more homes of all shapes & sizes. Especially in high opportunity & transit accessible places. Join the DC2050 discussion this fall.

Can we build a future where everyone can afford to live here? Join us for a screening of Fault Lines, a documentary asking tough questions about housing, followed by a discussion with regional leaders. Sept 7 @ 3:15 pm Angelika Film, FFX Get your free ticket: www.smartergrowth.net/virginia/fau...

I’m sorry but Maglev is not our only option for high speed rail. We have more opportunity to create high speed rail w/ aggressive, well-funded Maglev campaign out of the way. “Dream of a high-speed maglev train between D.C. and New York is dead for now” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Thx to Yonah & UI for more helpful research on the pro-housing land use agenda!

Great turnout at Largo development meeting last night. County moving forward with public investments like a signature Central Library at Largo Metro. Unfortunately no progress on stalled mixed use Carillon development also right at Largo Metro station. Thx to CM Wala Blegay for convening.

Metro ⁦‪@wmata‬⁩ Station Manager at McPherson Square helping visitors to our Nation’s Capital. Not just with fares but with info about best ways to get to the sites. An ambassador for our city. ⁦‪@wmataGM‬⁩ ⁦‪@ATULocal689‬⁩ ⁦‪@betterDCregion‬⁩

Tell the DC Zoning Commission to approve 126 homes near Friendship Heights Metro. 1/3 would be affordable! Take action to say yes to more affordable, mixed income housing in high-opportunity Ward 3 by 7/13. Hearing is 7/14. secure.everyaction.com/0bzH49W_aE-R...

I think the Post Office could have tried harder for a new space.

Happy World Pride! They might have closed Dupont Circle but 17th St had a great block party last night!

DC Mayor Bowser proposes repeal of requirement that employers who offered a below-market parking benefit to their employees to begin offering those employees a non-car commuting alternative benefit, pay a compliance fee, or work to reduce commuter trips by car. Here's why repeal is wrongheaded.

Deadline 5/28: send a letter of support to build 100+ affordable homes with a new library, community center & outdoor space at Chevy Chase DC civic core. This is benefits the neighborhood, city, & region. smartergrowth.net/affordable-h...

Malcolm X Park was the place to be on this sunny Memorial Day.

“longest LGBTQ+ mural in history,” at over half a mile, is currently being installed in DC on 15th Street [cycle track] by more than 120 volunteers have been working on the project since Friday www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/20/d...

15th St cycle track getting decorated for World Pride!

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Repurposing street space in Adams Morgan. This is what makes DC a destination for businesses and talent.

DC adds nearly 15k people, back up over 700k people.

Reinventing Friendship Heights - join the walking tour Saturday, May 17, 2 pm. Connect with us to look at new housing & animated public spaces.

Let’s look at what we can do with Friendship Heights! Come Saturday 2 pm for a walking tour.

Takoma Metro station redevelopment gets final sign-off at WMATA today. Only took 25 years! Project went from 96 townhouses to 440 apartments, park, plaza. Construction will take awhile & be uncomfortable but after that we'll have a fantastic Metro station & tons of mixed income housing!

Come celebrate with us Wednesday at downtown DC MLK Jr Library!

Mayor Bowser proposing repeal of flexible commuter benefits/parking cash-out to remove "Barriers to Business Growth." But what's a barrier to growth? Traffic jams! Lousy bus service, hazardous walk & bike conditions. DC (& cities) thrives as a city with better walk, bike & transit options!

And of course it’s a good night for outdoor exercise dance session at Malcolm X park.

The Shad are running! By Titantic Memorial. Top urban nature phenomenon! Took the Green line here.

I heard the shad are running in Washington Channel!

Meanwhile...check out all the great ways to build affordable housing and a vibrant civic core in Chevy Chase DC. www.ward3vision.org/chevychasepr...

TOMORROW! Join us at Silver Branch for a community meet-up to catch up with + support each other! 🫂 secure.everyaction.com/W_gVtLtQTkum...

Car-less young person expresses support for more housing in Chevy Chase. Don’t need to put in a lot of vehicle parking.

Here are the presentations for Chevy Chase library site - all 8. dmped.dc.gov/publication/...

Lots of support for affordable housing and family housing in the ChCh library redevelopment. Tom Hier, Ward3Vision, speaks in support of mixed use proposals.

ChCh library site: That’s all the presentations -- 8 competitive proposals! All offer well over 100 units of affordable housing. At 3pm is public hearing. From what I saw- ChCh & city wind with any of these proposals!

#8 ChCh: Urban Atlantic, CSG, National Housing Trust, Gensler: More than double outdoor space; 150 affordable units of Senior housing & family housing; center courtyard; mezzanine spaces; designed playground; connectivity across site; underground parking; LEED Platinum

#7 ChCh: The Hub - GSC Sigal, Studios architecture: Doubling outdoor space; wrap around terrace for library & community center; hub for community- local retail to strengthen retail street; dramatic entrance to civic uses; 206 units w/ 2/3 affordable, 1/3 market, for 137 affordable, Market rate: 69.

#6 ChCh: Lincoln-Westmoreland CCCC Dev Team: 100% 180 affordable homes to 30, 50, 80% MFI with 59 3 bdrms; 93 parking Civic spaces, child play area, tennis/pickleball south facing

ChCh: #5: Gilbane, Cubed: 191 dus 100% affordable- seniors & families; 80% MFI or below; Stacked community ctr & library; cafe; 2nd floor library entry plaza; library in mass timber; central plaza; play area in library; rooftop “haven”

ChCh site: The Community Builders & Menkiti Group. 120 affordable homes, 70% 2-3 bdrm apts; 70 prkg spots (@ grade below, or all underground); green space around site; DC Central Kitchen cafe; civic plaza, Playground; shared atrium, accessible outdoor court; phases rebuilding library to keep open

ChCh: EastBanc, Victory Housing, Rosewood, Montage Development Dev Group. 139 affordable homes for senior & grand families. Adaptive reuse of existing library, 76 parking spaces.

ChChDC: Banneker Communities & H&H proposal - 150 units, 100% affordable senior housing above public facilities. Affordable at 30, 50 & 100% Median family income (MFI).

ChCh site: new library & community center space exceeds current space. 40% Open space increased by taking over surface parking lot. Undergrounds 30 parking spaces total. Per True Ground affordable housing developer team.