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Exciting news—Montgomery for All t-shirts are finally here!
Your purchase of a Montgomery for All shirt will help support future events and advocacy. It’s a great way to show your support at public hearings or out and about around the neighborhood!
Event Materials: Affordable Housing Financing 101 (May 2024)
In May 2024, Montgomery for All and the Coalition for Smarter Growth co-hosted a webinar on the basics of affordable housing financing, and Montgomery County's unique and innovative affordable housing production and preservation initiatives.
Watch the recording and access presenter slides and other event materials here.
Additional Comments: Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative
Thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of the Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative on March 21, 2024. Montgomery for All was proud to offer our comments on behalf of our over 200 members who support more welcoming, inclusive, and sustainable communities in Montgomery County.
As you prepare to begin your worksessions on the initiative, we would like to ask that you consider the following recommendations.
Testimony: Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative
Attainable housing embraces what makes Montgomery County an attractive place to live. We have high-quality schools, parks, libraries, public transit, and job opportunities. However, equitable access to these opportunities is limited because of zoning that gives preference to prohibitively expensive detached single-family homes.
Testimony: Faith Housing ZTA 24-01
By allowing faith institutions to build structures up to 60 feet if projects meet one of four affordability thresholds, this ZTA would provide more opportunities for the kind of abundant, more affordable housing that we so desperately need, led by long-standing members of the community such a project would take place in.
Event Materials: Attainable Housing in Montgomery County (February 2024)
At Montgomery for All‘s February meeting, we heard from Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson and housing planner Lisa Govoni about upcoming action on Montgomery County housing targets and the Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative. Watch the recording and view other event materials here.
Testimony: Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment
The planned zoning changes under the Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment are an important step forward for Takoma Park and Montgomery County for a prosaic yet important reason: it will pave the way for building more housing.
Testimony: ZTA 23-10 Parking, Queuing, and Loading – Calculation of Required Parking (Parking Minimums)
Montgomery for All supports the passage of Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 23-10 that eliminates parking requirements for new housing developments located within a half-mile of WMATA Metro stations, a half-mile from Purple Line stations, and a quarter-mile from existing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations or BRT stations that are funded for construction in the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) budget. We support the elimination of parking minimums because it prioritizes housing for people over cars; sustainable, transit-oriented development over underutilized parking; and can significantly lower the cost of constructing housing.
Event Materials: The problem with parking mandates
Watch the recording and view other event materials from our August 28, 2023 webinar on how parking reform can help us achieve our climate, housing, and equity goals.
Letter: Montgomery for All Urges Council to Override Veto of Planning Board Member James Hedrick
James Hedrick brings a valuable perspective on affordable housing policy to the Montgomery County Planning Board and is eminently qualified to serve. We strongly urge the County Council to override the County Executive’s veto.
Letter: Montgomery for All Recommends James Hedrick and Mitra Pedoeem for Planning Board
Montgomery for All endorses James Hedrick for the Democratic vacancy and Mitra Pedoeem for the unaffiliated vacancy on the Montgomery County Planning Board.