corridor focused growth

How corridor planning can provide the housing we need—and the walkable, transit-friendly communities people want

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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

The status quo is no longer an option

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By Montgomery Planning Board Chair Artie Harris and Montgomery Planning Director Jason K. Sartori

Note to the reader: this content was originally published in the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County, MD 2025 Journal

Montgomery County is a great place to live, work, play, and learn. Like many communities nationwide, though, our status quo is no longer working when it comes to housing. Currently, the county has over 1 million residents and is expected to add 200,000 more over the next 25 years, but we are not building housing fast enough to keep up with this growth. As prices and rents have skyrocketed in recent years due to a lack of supply and other real estate market forces, current … Continue reading