Think U St police & fire stations are underachievers? Yah, me too. Tell DC Zoning Commission to follow through on the 2021 Comp Plan changes calling for upzoning. We could have 200+ affordable homes & new public facilities here. Hearing is 6/26. bit.ly/3Nm9YcS

Update: zoning commission decided U St police & fire station rezoning will be re-noticed as a “contested case” rather than just a rezoning. Sign up again to testify. Hearing will be in fall.

Hmm. Ward 3 has the tiniest dot: affordable housing produced vs. target for that planning area. More like a speck. Let's change this Ward 3! Where's the Chevy Chase library project? Where's the Wisc. Ave. Development Framework? Needs to be easier to build mixed income hsg in W3!

What's the latest thinking on rent regulations? Check out this excellent presentation at PGC rent stabilization workshop by Urban Institute's Tina Stacy, and Stephanie Brown, ULI/Minn. bit.ly/449xgK3

Safer streets could be coming to Metro stations in PGC! Today Council Member Eric Olson introduced CB 69 - Walkable Urban Streets Act. Requires safer, slower streets around Metro & other centers, bans slip lanes. Implements 2017 Urban Street Design Standards. bit.ly/44dARqD. WABA

📚 On Fri, July 14, join Montgomery for All and Ward3Vision at Politics & Prose for a talk on Richard Kahlenberg's "Excluded" and moderated by none other than Jerusalem! Meet at 6pm at a local restaurant (TBD) and walk over to P&P with us! RSVP: bit.ly/3NNEUmC

WaPo shows resistance to build dedicated affordable housing in Chevy Chase DC at civic site. We've joined with allies Ward3Vision & WIN DC to demand follow thru on inclusive community plans & promises. bit.ly/44zvYI6

Tomorrow: excited that we might finally decide to build a lot of housing around a much improved Takoma Metro station - after more than 20 years! 70 affordable homes, over 400 total homes, cafe-fronted plaza, usable greenspace, better bus waiting areas, walk & bike access.

DC is looking at ways to make better use of fire stations by adding housing. Not easy to build housing on top of fire station but can be done! bit.ly/44oo1pm

DC Zoning Commission approves Takoma Metro redevelopment project! 400+ units, w/ 70 affordable.

Tonight: Where & how should Prince George's grow? A conversation with Peter Shapiro, Planning Board Chair. 6:30 pm via zoom, RSVP bit.ly/44OF5Vl

Where and how should Prince George’s County grow? - in case you missed our July 18 conversation with PGC Planning Board Chair peter shapiro, check out the video. youtu.be/eYSpB6JuV5g

PGC Council Member Council Member Eric Olson bill proposes safer urban street designs around Metro stations & mixed use centers Greater Greater Washington ggwash.org/view/90367/wit… Join RISE Prince George's & Council Member Eric Olson for a virtual briefing on the bill CB 69, 8/15, 7 pm bit.ly/3DtR13f

PGC: Get ready for Blue Line Corridor plan! Check out community mtgs & website. See all the yellow on the map? That's single family zoning - wrapped around Capitol Hts & Addison Rd Metros. Let's look at missing middle housing to invigorate the area. bit.ly/3YdD8Qf

That's the final approval for 440-home Metro station redesign! Even if opponents appeal, unlikely to slow a big, complicated project like this -- Takoma station development approved by D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board moco360.media/2023/07/27/tak… via @MoCo360Media

Downtown Largo this Saturday -- it's a placemaking festival! Pop up festival that's fun for the day & helps us imagine the future of Downtown Largo.