We're hiring! CSG is looking for candidates passionate about sustainable, equitable, transit-connected communities to join our team in two open positions. Learn more and apply today at smartergrowth.net/jobs.

Housing and businesses right near the Metro? Sounds like a good idea to us! ✅ Sign up to testify on the Friendship Heights Sector Plan (Sept. 10 and 14), the first update since 1998! Learn more: bit.ly/FHSP_update

If Missing Middle Housing is so great, why is it missing, and what do we do about that? Follow our 🎥 series to explore the solutions. Want to take action to make a difference in your community? Sign up for our newsletter to get easy ways to take action: secure.everyaction.com/DaJnpL9qvUWr...

ACTION ALERT: This office campus can become a transit-oriented community Line. However, as the project faces strong opposition (and even a lawsuit) from neighbors, it needs your help to move forward. Take 5 min to email the Montgomery County Planning Board and speak up for new homes near Metro.

Not a single-family home, not an apartment tower, but something in between. Let’s talk about Missing Middle Housing! What is it and why is it missing? Watch the video and stick around to learn more!

🚲🚨Bike adventure alert! Last weekend, @cmkisicki.bsky.social hopped on her bike + Metro to Kenilworth Gardens for the Lotus and Water Lily Festival🪷 The park is one of DC’s many gems accessible by transit + trail, and it was full of life during the festival. What’s your latest DC bike adventure?

Today is the final day to submit your best photos! Share your best photos of great, walkable, people-filled places in our cities, towns, and new mixed-use places in our suburbs and help inspire others with what is possible. vcnva.org/photo-contest/ 📸 credit: Hugh Kenny

How can innovative zoning make DC a more livable and equitable city? Find out TONIGHT at 6:30 PM EST! Join national leaders Peter Park, Lisa Wise, Randy Hutcheson, and Martha Goldsmith to discuss form-based codes and the DC 2050 Plan. Secure your spot on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

POV: Taking Metro to the ⚾ game so we don’t have to worry about traffic or parking. Earlier this week, the CSG and SGA teams caught an evening game at Nats Park! The Nats may have lost, but for us, winning was about the transit we took along the way 🚇

🤖🚗 Robotaxis are coming to DC. On Monday, July 13, the DC Council is holding a hearing on Bill 26-0684 to regulate AV fleets. CSG supports the bill’s features to discourage excess traffic, support transit, help travelers with disabilities, and ensure transparency by AV companies. 👇

Webinar: How innovative zoning can make DC a more livable and equitable city? Join us July 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. EDT to learn from leading national experts how a design-based approach to zoning can increase housing and support the evolution of neighborhoods. RSVP for Zoom link: bit.ly/4vkTTb8

Pictured: Our team and some of our incredible Champions Council enjoying dinner. Not pictured: Hours of intense strategy and planning meetings that came first (plus the rest of our Champions who missed the photo). Grateful to this dedicated team!

Duke Street is changing, and you have two chances to weigh in now: www.smartergrowth.net/virginia/ale... 🎥: Scenes from our latest walking tour! Follow us to stay in the loop for future free walking tours and events.

This week, Virginia’s legislators returned to Richmond to finalize the state budget, and current proposals don't provide the needed funding levels for the state's transit agencies. Legislators need to hear from you as they negotiate what goes into the final budget package: bit.ly/44hbB4e

Four years ago, we rallied outside the Chevy Chase Library with @actioninmontgomery.bsky.social to call for a new library with affordable housing just blocks from the Purple Line. We won unprecedented budget language for a library with housing—and in 2026, we won it a second time.

Spotted this weekend: @wmata.com's Pride train, sustainable transportation 🛴🚇, and housing close to transit, all in one frame! Great cities welcome everyone and offer the freedom to be yourself 🌈 Have you seen the Pride train yet?

In Dangerous by Design, @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social ranks each state and 101 metro areas by pedestrian fatality rates. The report reveals that Maryland has the 16th-highest annual pedestrian fatality rate in the nation, making it one of the deadliest states for people walking.

There's still time to register if you haven't yet! See what's happening on Duke Street -- affordable housing construction, plans for new bus rapid transit, a public revisioning initiative for the corridor, and more. Saturday, June 6, @ 10:00 AM Register: secure.everyaction.com/MK5gRGQcSUWG...

Come get an inside look at Duke Street in Alexandria! Saturday, June 6, 10:00 am Meet-up: Intersection of South Quaker Ln and Colvin St Join CSG, City of Alexandria planning staff, and local community groups for a walking tour of Duke Street. RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/MK5gRGQcSUWG...

Join us TOMORROW, May 28th, for our second of two County Executive Candidate forums! 7 PM @ Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Ctr 4805 Edgemoor Ln, Bethesda, MD RSVP and submit your questions: bit.ly/GOPforum26 with @montgomery4all.bsky.social, @actfortransit.bsky.social, @waba.org, MCCPTA

This year, Montgomery County voters will elect a new County Executive. Montgomery Housing Alliance (MHA) is hosting a housing-focused forum featuring all County Exec candidates on Monday, May 18. We’d love to see you there: www.eventbrite.com/e/mha-candid...

What a night! Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2026 Livable Communities leadership Awards & Reception last night.

Last call! Our 2026 Livable Communities Leadership Awards & Reception is TOMORROW, and this is your last chance to reserve your spot for CSG’s most inspiring evening of the year. We’d love to see you there: secure.everyaction.com/CrDTzF2Zt0qn...

Don’t miss out! We are just one week away from the Livable Communities Leadership Award & Reception, and tickets are going quickly. If you were planning to join us, now is the time to secure your spot. Join us on May 13: secure.everyaction.com/CrDTzF2Zt0qn...

What an incredible turnout for our Ballston Missing Middle walking tour this past Saturday! A huge thank you to all our neighbors, from curious locals to dedicated policy advocates, who joined us to explore the evolution of Arlington’s housing landscape. Stay tuned for more walking tours!

Celebrate our community heroes! 🏆 Join us May 13 (6-8 PM) at the MLK Library rooftop to honor Jill Norcross (NVAHA) and Mary Kolar (MHA) for their work on housing solutions. Enjoy live music, great food, and stunning DC views. Tickets: secure.everyaction.com/CrDTzF2Zt0qn...

Join us online next week for the latest updates on local and regional transit plans, success stories, and the opportunities and challenges to creating an even more convenient and connected transit network. via Zoom May 7, 2026 7 - 8:30 pm RSVP: ecoactionarlington.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...

It’s National Volunteer Week, and we need YOU! We are looking for volunteers to help with our Livable Communities Leadership Awards & Reception next month. Would you be able to help us? Learn more and sign up today: secure.everyaction.com/zvhj4Qp1106D...

🌎Happy Earth Day! Best way to celebrate? Take action in your community this week and beyond! Sign up for our updates for local opportunities to advance transit, housing, and safe streets for biking and walking: secure.everyaction.com/DaJnpL9qvUWr...

If you haven't already, sign up for our email to learn more about ways to get engaged in advocating for better local transit, transit-oriented development, and fully-funded Metro. Subscribe today: secure.everyaction.com/DaJnpL9qvUWr...