This blog post is also published as a Greater Greater Washington guest column.
Anyone who has walked, bicycled, or used a wheelchair along major Montgomery County roads as traffic whizzes past uncomfortably close has faced the results of a 1950s-era planning goal: Move as many cars as quickly as possible.
Anyone who has struggled to pay our soaring rents and home prices has felt the impact of our severe housing shortage, a result of single-family zoning laws that restrict our ability to efficiently use the county’s dwindling available land.
Meanwhile, we continuously hear from residents who want to live and work close to transit stops. They want “complete communities” with stores, parks, and daily needs within a safe and … Continue reading