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Montgomery County Road Safety Town Hall
This Saturday, January 10, CSG is co-sponsoring a safe streets town hall hosted by Councilmember Evan Glass.
Join us and partners like WABA, MoCo Families for Safe Streets, and Action Committee for Transit in Rockville to speak up for safe streets and bring attention to improvements needed in your community.
Metro & Merlot, Volunteer Appreciation
Please join us on Thursday, January 29th at 5:30 PM
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Latest Happenings
Transit funding and housing affordability on the agenda in Virginia
Virginia’s 60-day General Assembly kicked off yesterday! With a new Governor and many new faces following this fall’s election, legislators appear more energized than ever to address Virginia’s interconnected housing and transportation challenges. We will be tracking bills on land use and housing, transit funding, and bicycle/pedestrian safety
Maryland can make progress on housing and transportation
Maryland faces real challenges including high housing costs, unsafe streets, aging transit systems, economic doldrums, and impacts from climate change. This legislative session, we have the opportunity to address these interconnected challenges with smart growth reforms.
Attend a Duke Street community workshop!
Alexandria City staff wants to hear from you as they update the Duke Street Land Use Plan.
CSG News: January 2026
Game on! The Maryland and Virginia General Assembly sessions start tomorrow. On the table: housing and land use, transit-oriented development, transportation reforms, and funding for WMATA and other transit systems. Meanwhile, there’s still plenty of local action on land use and transportation. Here is what you need to know to speak up!
DC testimony in support of alley lots for housing
January 10, 2026 Mr. Anthony Hood, Chairman Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 210S Washington, DC 20001 RE: Support with amendments for Zoning Case No. 25-06 – Amendment to the Zoning Regulations Governing Alley Lots Dear Chair Hood and Members of the Zoning Commission:
