2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Coalition for Smarter Growth DC • MD • VA
Contents What we do ................................ 3 2014 top achievements .............. 5 Next generation of transit .......... 7 More walkable neighborhoods ... 11 Rethinking sprawl ...................... 15 Shared opportunity ..................... 19 Spreading the word .................... Champions Council & Staff ........ Funders ...................................... Financial information .................
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Friends, We’ve had a great year filled with many successes, and you helped make it possible through your personal involvement and financial support. In celebration, many of you -- over 250 -- attended our second annual Smart Growth Social in October and demonstrated the dynamism of the smart growth movement. But as we took this report to press, election results cast a pall over important transit projects, including the Purple Line, Montgomery Bus Rapid Transit, and the Fairfax/Arlington Streetcar. Some said they were concerned about the cost of these projects, but our region’s transit investments have generated many times their value in economic activity, while the demand to live near transit and in walkable and bikeable communities keeps growing. We simply see no better alternative -- for handling growth, managing traffic, fighting climate change, and creating healthy, vibrant communities -- than a network of transit-accessible centers and neighborhoods. These offer more choice, reduce the amount we all have to drive, save farms and forests, and foster dynamic social and economic interaction. Yet, we will now have to redouble our efforts to defend and support new transit, transit-oriented development, walkable neighborhoods and affordable housing, while holding the line against sprawlinducing highways. Now more than ever, we need your support!
Stewart Schwartz Executive Director
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WHAT WE DO The Coalition for Smarter Growth is the leading organization in the Washington DC region dedicated to making the case for smart growth. Our mission is to promote walkable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities, and the land use and transportation policies needed to make those communities flourish.
WHERE WE WORK We work in the greater Washington DC region with a focus on the District of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland; and Fairfax, Arlington, and the City of Alexandria in Virginia. In Virginia’s Loudoun and Prince William counties, we work for better planning and against efforts to build an Outer Beltway. Finally, we work at the state level in both Virginia and Maryland to support transportation reform, funding for transit, and smart growth.
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2014 AT A GLANCE: The year’s biggest ac Better bus service on DC’s 16th Street A 1000-signature petition, a packed community forum, and onthe-ground outreach to riders: we didn’t let up this year until we achieved our goal of better bus service on DC’s 16th Street -- the highest ridership and most congested bus corridor in the region. Our efforts and partnerships paid off, winning higher-capacity articulated buses and a study for a dedicated bus lane.
Public land for public good We won a major victory for affordable housing in DC when Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie introduced (and the DC Council unanimously passed!) legislation requiring that development deals on city-owned land incorporate significant affordable housing requirements -- a central policy proposal we’ve been working toward for years.
Metro Momentum This spring, we mobilized our members to send 771 emails to elected officials in support of Metro’s Momentum, which will bring all 8-car trains during rush hour and other critical capacity improvements. It paid off when DC, Maryland, and Virginia agreed to a first-year $75 million down payment on Momentum and began negotiations for a long-term funding package.
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achievements Virginia transportation reform: HB2 In this year’s Virginia legislative session, we worked on both sides of the aisle to shape the landmark HB2, which mandates that Virginia transportation projects be prioritized based on a balanced set of criteria that include environmental impact, safety, and accessibility, rather than only on highway-oriented congestion metrics.
DC zoning update After seven years of hard work and advocacy, hundreds of community meetings, and thousands of our DC supporters speaking up, the DC Zoning Commission is poised to approve the first comprehensive rewrite of the DC zoning code since 1958, opening the door for better neighborhoods and a more progressive, inclusive city.
A TOD paradigm shift We’ve won the debate: transit-oriented development (TOD) is the standard for development in our region and is in huge demand. Mixed-use, walkable, transit-oriented places are popping up from Tysons to White Flint, and Potomac Yard to Prince George’s. We’re engaging with dozens of communities and stakeholders to ensure that good projects advance.
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NEXT GENERATION OF TRANSIT more choices - better commutes
A banner year for new transit It’s been a banner year for new transit service in the Washington region. Phase I of Metro’s Silver Line is the biggest expansion of transit in our region since the completion of the Green Line, and is key to transitoriented development in Tysons and Reston.
Smart, we’ll need to keep pressing for an integrated regional transit plan that ensures new transit links operate as part of an efficient network.
In Alexandria, the region’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) line, Metroway, opened with a section of dedicated busway and frequent service through Potomac Yard, and other important features like off-board fare collection in the works. Together with major Metrobus enhancements on key corridors and final testing of DC’s H Street/Benning Road streetcar, 2014 is the biggest year in transit our region has seen in a long time. As we said in our 2013 report, Thinking Big, Planning
Metroway BRT - Alexandria.
Campaigning for Metro Momentum A viral online video, three days talking to riders in the Metro system, meetings with elected officials, and 771 emails from our members.
Our campaign is credited with having real impact, and the Greater Washington Board of Trade and other advocates have echoed our messaging and imagery.
We did all that and more to generate support for Metro’s Momentum -- a package of critical capacity improvements including all eight-car trains at rush hour, improved stations, fewer delays, and much better service on key bus routes throughout the region.
It all paid off when DC, Maryland, and Virginia agreed to a down payment of $25 million each for Momentum and entered negotiations for a long-term funding deal. We’ll keep pushing for a deal that provides the funding Metro needs to handle regional growth in coming decades.
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Better bus service: the 16th St bus lanes We spearheaded a push for dedicated rush-hour bus lanes on 16th Street NW. Fanning out to bus stops along the corridor to speak with the diverse community of bus commuters and handing out materials in both English and Spanish, we collected over 1000 petition signatures in just a few weeks. We met with officials and hosted a forum with national experts who demonstrated how the lanes would ease congestion and chronic overcrowding on the region’s busiest bus corridor.
Good news followed: DDOT will fund a study and hire consultants by the end of this year, with the potential for real progress in 2015.
Our campaign prompted DC Councilmember Mary Cheh and two mayoral candidates to urge DDOT to act.
Crystal City / Columbia Pike streetcar We’ve thrown our weight behind the Fairfax-Arlington Streetcar because it provides the transit service needed to support Arlington County’s groundbreaking approach to linking affordable housing with well-designed redevelopment, like in the Columbia Pike plan. In addition to honoring Arlington County Board member Walter Tejada with our annual Livable Communities Leadership Award for his central role in spearheading the plan, we amped up our partnerships with allies, launched a public information campaign to show why the streetcar is the right choice for this particular corridor, and quickly brought hundreds of new supporters to the issue.
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Arlington County has a strong track record and welldeserved national reputation for smart growth through transit-oriented development, and the streetcar project deserves our support.
BRT volunteers and Montgomery County officials at the 2014 Agricultural Fair.
Next steps on Montgomery County BRT After winning unanimous approval for an 81-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network last year, we continue building momentum for the system with a busy schedule of presentations and close attention to the planning process to ensure Montgomery County gets the details right! We teamed up with Communities for Transit at the county’s biggest event of the year -- the Agricultural Fair -- where we showed off a BRT vehicle, talked to thousands of residents, and held a very successful press conference where politicians committed to getting the
first BRT corridors up and running within four years. When transportation planners proposed designs for the first corridors that failed to account for community input, pedestrian and bicycle access, and designs sensitive to neighborhood context, we pushed back, empowering community leaders with information on best practices in BRT design.
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MORE WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS great places - smart redevelopment - healthier living
TOD is booming in our region We’ve won the debate: transit-oriented development (TOD) is the standard of new development in our region. 84 percent of new office development is within a one-quarter mile walk of Metro. The reshaping of Tysons and White Flint as mixed-use walkable centers is underway, Arlington’s Columbia Pike Plan is in place, and Alexandria’s Potomac Yard is booming. Meanwhile, Loudoun is planning for its future Metro stations, Prince George’s for development at five priority Metro stations, and Fairfax for a revitalized Route 1 corridor. DC’s boom continues, with 80 percent of new residents living carfree. The DC region now has more surburban “WalkUPs,” or walkable urban places, than anywhere else in the country -- demonstrating that we continue to be a
leader in smart growth, and serving as a testament to our 17 years of work, your involvement, the leadership of the key officials, and the work of developers, architects, and planners.
A thriving, connected, mixed-use McMillan This year, we’ve written blog posts and sent alerts, talked to community members, submitted expert testimony, and spent hours combing through the plans for redeveloping the McMillan Sand Filtration Site into a thriving, connected, mixed-use neighborhood. The plan for the 25-acre parcel, fenced off from the public and unused for decades, will reconnect the street grid in the area between DC’s Bloomingdale and
Stronghold neighborhoods, bring needed affordable housing, add healthcare services and jobs, and create valuable community amenities like park space and a recreation center. Equally important to many neighbors, it will preserve many long-neglected historic brick structures while breathing new life into the area.
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A better Alexandria for walking and bicycling Working with local partners and regional allies like the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), we played a strong role backing new bike lanes and pedestrian improvements on King Street west of Old Town. After a sometimes sharp public debate over several months, the City Council voted unanimously for the bike lanes and improvements, which provide a key connecting route to the Metro and Old Town. Following this step forward for increasing walkability and sustainability in Alexandria, the city is beginning an update to its Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The Coalition for Smarter Growth will continue working closely with community members in Alexandria to promote the benefits of sustainable transportation and advance a successful plan.
DC Zoning Update moves forward After seven years of hard work and advocacy, hundreds of community meetings, and thousands of our DC supporters voicing their support for a more progressive, inclusive city, the DC Zoning Commission is finally poised to approve the first comprehensive rewrite of the DC zoning code since 1958, opening the door for better neighborhoods. We’re incredibly grateful to our dedicated volunteers
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and activists, many of whom spent long nights at Zoning Commission hearings, waiting for their turn to speak and share how important the update is to them. Thanks to their hard work and perseverance, the new code should incorporate important provisions to permit corner stores and accessory apartments, and reform parking regulations.
Rendering of redevelopment concept for Greenbelt Metro station with FBI relocation.
A TOD focus in Prince George’s County leaders in Prince George’s announced a new, targeted strategy this spring to spur well-designed transit-oriented development (TOD) at five key Metro stations: Branch Avenue, Largo Town Center, New Carrollton, Prince George’s Plaza, and Suitland. This is a big step forward for the county and one we have advocated for a number of years. When combined with the smart growth decision to place the new regional hospital at the Largo Town
Center Metro station, it’s clear that our advocacy and education efforts are paying off. Unfortunately, while endorsing TOD, the County Council’s approval of an updated long-range plan includes provisions allowing wasteful sprawl development far beyond the Beltway. But overall, we’re encouraged by the results of our work in Prince George’s and expect great things in the county in the next few years.
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RETHINKING SPRAWL
fiscal responsibility - smart transportation investments - a cleaner environment
A new, balanced approach to deciding Virginia transportation priorities We’ve had a busy and successful year, helping to get officials who are committed to transportation reform appointed, and winning more balanced criteria for state transportation priorities at the General Assembly (HB2). The HB2 victory mandates that projects be prioritized for funding based on criteria including environmental impact, safety, and accessibility -- rather than only highway-orientated congestion metrics. Governor Terry McAuliffe also halted two wasteful highway projects that we had long criticized: the $1.4 billion Route 460 between Hampton Roads and
Richmond, which would carry fewer vehicles in 2035 than most roads in Northern Virginia carry today, and the Charlottesville Bypass, for which a smart growth alternative has been approved. But under pressure from Dulles Airport boosters, the Governor indicated he thought the Bi-County Parkway, a segment of the Outer Beltway, would score well as a priority under the as-yet-undeveloped HB2 standards. We continue to work with our Virginia supporters to encourage the Governor to allow for the new criteria -and all the facts -- to judge the worth of what is in our eyes a sprawl-inducing highway proposal.
Smart growth and stormwater For many years now, sprawl development and associated acres of parking lots have funneled fast-moving, high-temperature stormwater runoff into our streams and creeks. We’ve partnered with local officials and partner groups to improve area stormwater standards, and made the case for redevelopment over greenfield development as the win-win way to reduce stormwater runoff. Walkable, transit-oriented redevelopment offers the opportunity to convert parking lots, retrofit modern stormwater controls, and restore streams, while
sharing costs between the public and private sectors and reducing pressure to develop in greenfields. In addition to promoting redevelopment with improved stormwater management in Fairfax, we partnered in convening a public forum, and led combined redevelopment and stormwater walking tours to highlight this win-win solution. We’ve also helped to fight the unneeded M-83 highway in Montgomery, which would impact many acres of wetlands and streams.
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Transit over sprawl in Montgomery We successfully steered Montgomery County’s transportation priorities away from several large, unneeded highway interchange projects and helped place Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the Purple Line, Metro funding, and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects at the top of the county’s transportation priority list. We succeeded in at least temporarily blocking county funding for the destructive M-83 highway project, while continuing to build support for a BRT alternative. We also pulled together a coalition of groups to host a candidates’ forum on transportation issues that attracted over 100 attendees and 16 County Council candidates to discuss transportation priorities.
Transit choices along Fairfax’s Route 1 corridor Our unique coalition of conservation, affordable housing, transit, smart growth, bicycling, and pedestrian advocates kept up its engagement in Virginia’s Route 1 transit study.
concepts for transit-oriented development, the option of lower automobile speeds to make walking, bicycling and transit use safer, and an inventory of existing longterm affordable housing in the corridor.
We’ve highlighted the need for an integrated solution linking new transit with land use, affordable housing, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and stormwater management upgrades.
But we need to stay involved to ensure officials commit to speeds that support walkable and transit-oriented centers, initiate the comprehensive replanning process to match development levels to the appropriate transit mode, and develop strategies and funding necessary to preserve affordable housing in the corridor.
Thanks to our work, consultants for the study are going beyond just evaluating the best transit mode to include
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Fighting climate change at the Council of Governments The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) approved a plan to cut regional carbon emissions by 80% below 2005 levels by 2050. But their proposed update to the region’s long-range transportation plan conflicts with that plan, and would cause transportation emissions to rise, not fall.
Using COG’s own data, we have shown that more transit, better land use, and better pedestrian and cycling infrastructure -- rather than sprawl-inducing highways -- can play a major role in reducing emissions, while also creating the great communities that are so much in demand.
We’ve led the way in calling attention to the problem with a sign-on letter by 25 area smart growth, conservation, and transportation groups, speaking up for major reductions in transportation emissions -- which has prompted an intense ongoing discussion within COG.
Our efforts have prompted special meetings of COG committees, renewed attention to the climate challenge, and a real fight with some powerful departments of transportation. We need action, and we needed it yesterday!
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SHARED OPPORTUNITY
housing choices - strong local economies - inclusive communities
Public Land for Public Good: making it a reality DC Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie championed one of our central policy ideas by introducing and passing a bill mandating that all development deals on city-owned land include a significant requirement for affordable housing. His bill calls for 30 percent of units to be affordable on parcels near good transit service, and closely resembles the policy we called for in our Public Land for Public Good report of 2012. We tracked the bill’s progress, submitted testimony, answered questions, and cheered when the bill passed.
Doubling affordable apartments at Portner Place We’ve been there every step of the way to support the innovative tenant-led Portner Place mixed-income redevelopment in the 1400 block of DC’s U Street NW. The proposal doubles the existing number of affordable apartments for a total of 96 units, and adds amenities to serve families and seniors in the building.
The project will offer rare two and three-bedroom family-sized affordable units, 270 market-rate units, and ground-floor retail on U Street. The market rate component will help subsidize the new affordable units in the highly desirable 14th and U Street neighborhood, and received preliminary approval from the Zoning Commission in October.
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Affordable housing: the need and the tools Affordable housing is central to our mission to create a walkable, transit-oriented future for everyone in our region, regardless of income. That’s why we continue to work for programs to increase the long-term supply of affordable housing using every tool in the toolbox, including inclusionary zoning (IZ for short), public land deals, locally-funded housing trust funds, and market production. We continue our work to improve the performance of DC’s IZ program, under which builders include long-
term affordable units in new development in return for being able to build more units overall. IZ will produce affordable units in almost every new market-rate residential development, distributing affordable places to live in otherwise high-priced neighborhoods. In addition to public land, IZ, and support for specific projects like Portner Place, we are working with our housing partners, developers, and local governments to find additional ways to increase the total supply of affordable housing.
Participants listen in on this summer’s affordable housing walking tour in Mt. Pleasant.
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Celebrating the Columbia Pike Plan In May, we honored Arlington County Board member Walter Tejada with our annual Livable Communities Leadership Award for his leadership in spearheading groundbreaking approaches to preserving and adding affordable housing in the Columbia Pike revitalization plan. Arlington County tied redevelopment directly to provisions for ensuring that 6000 existing units of affordable housing are maintained, using density bonuses, transfer of development rights, an innovative
tax increment financing fund, and a tenant transition fund. Without the plan for redevelopment and the associated incentives, existing affordable housing would be lost over time, and without the streetcar, the increased transit ridership demand from redevelopment could not be met. That’s why we’ve stood up for the plan and the streetcar.
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SPREADING THE WORD
thinking globally - acting locally - making a difference
Signature series: Walking Tours & Forums We’ve stepped up the pace on our perennially-popular Walking Tours & Forums Series. With generous support from the National Association of Realtors, we’re bringing together community members from all walks of life to explore smart growth in the region’s most interesting old and new neighborhoods. Nearly 1000 participants have attended this year’s series, which we’ve expanded due to popular demand to incorporate both Saturday mornings and weeknights. We explored Shaw, H Street NE, Mt. Pleasant, and Dunbar High School in DC; Virginia’s East Falls Church, Pentagon City, Route 1, and Reston and Tysons along the Silver Line; and Twinbrook, Bethesda, College Park, and Silver Spring in Maryland, as well as Friendship Heights straddling the DC-Maryland border.
New report: Transportation for an Age Friendly DC To be a vibrant and inclusive place, a neighborhood needs to cater to all types of people—including older adults, who make up 11 percent of the District’s population, yet accounted for one third of the city’s pedestrian fatalities in 2013. DC is doing a lot to be a more age-friendly place, but there are still many ways the city could do more. Our newest report, Moving an Age-Friendly DC: Transportation for All Ages, examines what DC is
doing right, where there’s room for improvement, and what else can be done to make DC a great place to age.
JOIN US ONLINE! @betterDCregion facebook.com/betterDCregion
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#Walkableliving in Arlington and Alexandria In 2013, we lit up DC’s social media community with #walkableliving, our campaign to share the stories of DC residents living a car-free or car-lite lifestyle. It was such an overwhelming success that we were approached this year by Arlington County Commuter
Gillian & Grant in Cherrydale “We moved to Arlington from Manhattan in part because we wanted to live in a community committed to promoting cycling and sustainable transportation. Five years and two little kids later, we’ve enjoyed the challenge of working babies and toddlers into our car-lite lifestyle.”
Alison in Penrose “One of the reasons we chose to live in south Arlington’s Penrose was its accessibility. My husband and I commute to work together every morning on the ART 45 bus, and then I usually run home from work with my backpack. We have tons of businesses (restaurants, bars, and a grocery store) that we can walk to!”
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Services -- the folks behind Car-Free Diet -- to partner on Arlington #walkableliving! As a result, we’ve collected some great new stories and photos from Arlington and Alexandria to add to our DC stories.
Smart Growth Social Everyone likes a good party, smart growth advocates included! On October 15, we threw a party for our supporters: our second annual Smart Growth Social at DC’s Eastern Market.
We were thrilled to be joined by transportation innovator and special guest Gabe Klein, who spoke about our collective successes and the next exciting innovations in transportation and walkable living!
Over 250 friends joined us and our dedicated host committee in celebrating all that we’ve accomplished this year.
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CHAMPIONS COUNCIL & STAFF Champions Council* David Alpert
Karren Pope-Onwukwe
Greater Greater Washington
Law Office of Karren Pope-Onwukwe, LLC
Andrew Aurbach
Jeff Speck
Communications Consultant and Media Producer
Speck & Associates
Jane Dembner
Leslie Steen
Columbia Association
Wesley Housing Development Corporation
Ronald Eichner
Mariia Zimmerman
New Legacy Partners
MZ Strategies, LLC
Steven E. Jones, CPA, MSOD
*Champions Council business affiliations are for reference only and do not imply endorsement.
Staff
Stewart Schwartz Executive Director
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Cheryl Cort Policy Director
Alex Posorske Managing Director
Aimee Custis
Communications Manager
Kelly Blynn Campaign Manager
Peter Gorman
Outreach & Development Associate
THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS Foundation Support Generous support from regional and national foundations comprised 69% of our revenue in 2013.* We are deeply grateful to the following foundations for their commitment to walkable and inclusive communities:
Prince Charitable Trusts • The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation • Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation • The Keith Campbell Foundation • Share Fund
Smart Growth Business Council We launched the Smart Growth Business Council in 2013 to offer a place for smart growth activists and progressive firms to come together to discuss key issues in advancing walkable, inclusive neighborhoods in the Washington region. Corporate support for our work comprised 12% of our revenue in 2013* and comes from architecture, planning, and development firms committed to sustainable, inclusive, walkable, and transit-oriented communities. 2014 members of the Smart Growth Business Council include: Partner level
Supporter level
Individual Supporters A significant portion of our funding each year is provided by individual contributors. Hundreds of individuals generously supported our work, comprising 18% of our revenues in 2013.* While those supporters are too numerous to list here, we are incredibly grateful for their support for our work for more walkable and inclusive communities. *FY2014 numbers are not yet available at print deadline, as our fiscal year ends on December 31. Updated numbers will be available in February.
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*FY2014 numbers are not yet available at print deadline, as our fiscal year ends on December 31. The Coalition for Smarter Growth is grateful to its fiscal agent, the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Warrenton, Virginia. PEC provides accounting, tax reporting, and human resources support to the Coalition for Smarter Growth, and segregates contributions made to CSG. Copies of PEC’s most recent audited financial statements and IRS Form 990, which incorporates the activities of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, are available online at pecva.org/donate. If you have questions or wish for further information, please contact Coalition for Smarter Growth Managing Director Alex Posorske at (202) 675-0016.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OUR THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PHOTOS IN THIS REPORT: Cover photo by ekelly80 on Flickr. Inside cover (rowhouses) by Ian Livingston on Flickr. Page 3: Adams Morgan by Ted Eytan on Flickr. Page 5: Metro by ctankcycles on Flickr. Page 6: VA legislature by Germanna CC on Flickr. Rowhouses by Jim Harvard on Flickr. Halstead by Kian McKellar. Page 9: Streetcar rendering by Arlington County. Page 11: Rowhouses by ctj71081 on Flickr. Page 12: Flag by Kian McKellar. Page 13: bike by L&S2009 on Flickr. Page 14: Rendering courtesy Renard Development/Gensler. Page 15: by La Citta Vita on Flickr. Page 17: Rendering courtesy state of MD. Page 18: by John Quigley/Spectral Q via DC Step it Up. Page 22: by Fairfax Co. on Flickr. Page 25: Photos by Arlington County Commuter Services. All Flickr photos licensed via Creative Commons. Photos not listed here are CSG file photos or by Aimee Custis for Coalition for Smarter Growth.
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KEEP US WORKING FOR SMART GROWTH For walkable, inclusive communities and the transit investments and land use policies needed to support them. We are proud to be a results-driven organization committed to promoting a sustainable vision of where and how the Washington DC region should grow. We’ve been recognized multiple times as one of the region’s best nonprofits by the prestigious Catalogue for Philanthropy. That means you can trust us to spend your dollars carefully to support our programs. Your donation is important to us! You can donate online anytime at smartergrowth.net/donate. If you have questions or are interested in donating stocks, making a planned gift, setting up an employer matching program, or donating In Honor or In Memory of someone, please contact our development team at donations@smartergrowth.net or (202) 675-0016.
We are proud to be a results-driven organization committed to promoting a sustainable vision of where and how the Washington, DC region should grow. This year, we were once again recognized as one of the region’s best nonprofits by the prestigious Catalogue for Philanthropy. Your COALITION donation is important to us! You GROWTH can donate online anytime at smartergrowth.net/donate. FOR SMARTER | 316 F STREET NE | SUITE 200 DC | 20002 | (202) 675-0016 | SMARTERGROWTH.NET If youWASHINGTON have any questions, or if you are interested in donating stocks, making a planned gift, or donating In Honor of or In Memory of someone, please contact Managing Director Alex Posorske at alex@smartergrowth.net or (202) 675-0016.
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