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Dance Loft on 14 rendering by PNG Architects, 4618 14th Street, NW Architectural Design Package submission to Zoning Commission, February 2021, https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Exhibits/2010/ZC/21-18/Exhibit57.pdf

Dance Loft on 14 project w/ 100+ affordable homes & arts center is still alive! If you live near the project, urge ANC 4E to support an extended construction timeline. ANC 4E is considering a resolution on the Dance Loft's extension application on March 10. tinyurl.com/Dance-Loft-Ext

Illustration of buildout at Addison-Seat Pleasant Metro station. Source: Preliminary Central Ave-Blue/Silver Line Sector Plan and SMA https://pgplanning.org/resource_library/preliminary-central-avenue-blue-silver-line-sector-plan-and-sectional-map-amendment/

Prince Georgians - speak up for vibrant, walkable, mixed use Metro station areas along the Central Ave/Blue Line corridor. Tell PGC officials yes to TOD rezoning around Capitol Hts, Addison Rd, & Morgan Blvd Metro stations! Send a letter/sign up for 3/10 hearing here: tinyurl.com/Blue-Line-TO...

Tune in 3/12 to DC Zoning Commission - they might approve a revised proposal (which we & allies advocated for) to remove parking requirements from alley lot developments. This would be huge!

Spring in February! Everyone is out and about in 14th St. It was a good day for Girl Scout cookies sales.

Ward3Vision & long time resident says several ANCs have supported housing here. Lots of support here for more affordable housing!

Elizabeth Vaden, WIN Ward 3, makes case for more affordable housing at site. She said shrinking project and reducing housing on site did not mollify opponents. But most people want to see more affordable homes here. So we should build it.

Lafayette Elementary parent wants more affordable housing in Chevy Chase library site - wants teachers to be able to live near their work.

Found one of my favorite YIMBY Ward3Vision community members, John Wheeler, at the Chevy Chase Civic site redevelopment meeting.

Full house at Chevy Chase DC Community Center to discuss housing, library & community center project.

Cheryl Cort & Sec Day in front of net zero home.

Always seeing DHCD Secretary Jake Day in Prince George’s - helping to build quality homes people can afford, close to transit & services. Celebrating Fairmount Hts net zero, modular, first time homebuyers homes by HIP.

New homes and homeowner Laura Moore.

Today in Fairmont Hts, PGC, we celebrated 6 new affordable, beautiful, modular construction, net zero homes. By HIP. Congratulations to Laura Moore, 1st time home buyer, on her new home! We need more small lot starter homes like these!

front of Chevy Chase DC library

We've got to fight to build dedicated affordable homes in Chevy Chase DC along w/ a new library & community ctr. Come to DC & community mtg Sat, 2/28, 12-1:30 pm to talk to selected developer. We are arguing to use tax credits to add more affordable units to proposed mix. dmped.dc.gov/node/541662

Good news - seems snow plows are the culprit. We've heard DDOT will get them reinstalled. Thx DDOT!

Not looking good: flex posts removed from 15th St and L St downtown. Props to cars parked not in the bike lane.

RISE Prince George’s Largo happy hour was a great time to connect with new & old friends. Talked about how we can spur quality transit-oriented development from local plans to state action.

Wednesday- come meet up with us!

RISE Prince George's friends happy hour at TGI Fridays/ Largo last year.

Meet us in Largo 2/11! Come join friends & RISE Prince George's to enjoy each other's company & plan for 2026. We've got an exciting Blue Line Sector Plan to champion 3/10, MD 214 fixes, state bills for TOD, housing & sustainable transportation, & lots more to talk about. RSVP tinyurl.com/bdd4umm2

The Talk of D.C.: Rumors Flying that Trump Admin Wants to Undo Bike Lanes in Capital — Streetsblog USA The feds appear to be mounting an argument that bike lanes cause congestion in the nation's capitol — and advocates are bracing for a fight.

"We’ve already tried allocating all our roadway space to motor vehicles."

– @cherylcort.bsky.social, quoted in @usa.streetsblog.org on rumors that the federal authorities want to remove bike lanes in D.C.

National guard on U St Metro platform.

There are so many national guardsmen in Metro. Why aren’t they shoveling snow? They are from Indiana - they know about snow!

The children have become useful!

Event by Coalition for Smarter Growth, www.smartergrowth.net. Image shows photos of speakers.

Does more housing make housing more affordable? Join us 1/22 @ 12:30 pm-2 pm. Featuring: Kate Howell, Nat'l Ctr for Smart Growth; Yonah Freemark, Urban Institute; Tushar Kansal, Pew Charitable Trusts; Moderated by: Claudia Wilson Randall, Community Dev. Network of MD. tinyurl.com/as3uax34

Rift Valley Chevy Chase LLC rendering view of Conn. Ave. from: https://dmped.dc.gov/page/chevy-chase-civic-site

DC Chevy Chase Library/Community Ctr & housing development selected! Now we need to get it built! Includes 177 total homes w/ 54 affordable (27 units at 30% AMI and 27 units affordable at 50% AMI). Unit sizes range from studios to 3 bdrms. Includes: park, plaza, sports courts, amphitheater, retail.

Md 214 corridor map at workshop.

Deeply disappointed in MD SHA - only marginal improvements to Blue Line’s Central Av/MD 214 planned. Excessive high speed 6 lanes of traffic remain when could be 4 lanes. Seems serious walk safety improvements were avoided due to concern about cost. Low cost tactics like paint not considered.

Alley dwelling in Shaw. Photo by Cheryl Cort

Legalize alley lots in DC! Send a letter COB 1/11, testify virtually 1/12! DC has hundreds of alley lots that could be sites for new homes, but regulatory restrictions make it difficult, if not impossible, to build. Support key reforms & demand removal of burdensome parking mandates! bit.ly/4qpJEAA

MD Gov. Moore and Metro Gen Manager Randy Clark at Capitol Heights Metro station development selection announcement event.

MD SHA is holding follow up on MD 214/Central Av. redesigns for a safer, multimodal road along the Blue Line corridor. Come to the workshop at Central HS, 1/13, 5-7 pm. This is exciting - and essential to the future success of the Blue Line Metro stations! bit.ly/4qgVLjF

Gov Wes Moore center, WMATA General Manager Randy Clark, right. At Capitol Heights Metro station.

Capitol Hts Metro station to get 300+ homes & retail - finally! Deal just announced by Gov Moore & Metro. We’ve been fighting for this kind of walkable place for years! Now we need PGC to adopt Blue Line Sector Plan with rezoning to spark new vitality for whole Central Av Metro corridor.

Today at noon.

Beyond Luxury: How New Housing Affects Affordability in our Region.

RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

WIN! Montgomery County Council approves the University Blvd Corridor Plan - Coalition For Smarter Growth On Tuesday, December 9, the Montgomery County Council voted to approve the University Boulevard Corridor Plan by a vote of 7-3. The plan creates a strong framework for safer streets, a wider variety o...

The Council passed the University Boulevard Corridor Plan yesterday! 🎉

Map of Wisc. Av. from Friendship Hts to south of Tenleytown. Source: DC Office of Planning, Wisc. Av. Development Framework. Learn more: https://www.smartergrowth.net/take-action/take-action-tell-the-dc-zoning-commission-to-upzone-wisconsin-ave-from-friendship-heights-tenleytown-metro-station-areas/

Today: Say yes to upzoning Friendship Hts to Tenleytown along Wisconsin Ave! Send a letter & sign up to testify for 12/11, 4 pm (deadline: 12/10, 4 pm).

Tell the DC Zoning Commission we should build thousands of new homes along the upper Wisconsin Ave. transit corridor. bit.ly/44l8JUA

Tomorrow, 2:30 pm- join us to see all the changes occurring around the New Carrollton Metro station!