Cheryl Cort
@cherylcort.bsky.social
Likes urbanism, walkability, buses, trains, bikes, safer streets, homes for all, racial justice, environment, stopping sprawl, keeping rural rural. Policy Director, Coalition Smarter Growth, DC-MD-VA, @betterDCregion. Longtime DC (Ward 1) resident. Terp.
There are so many national guardsmen in Metro. Why aren’t they shoveling snow? They are from Indiana - they know about snow!
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
There are so many national guardsmen in Metro. Why aren’t they shoveling snow? They are from Indiana - they know about snow!
The children have become useful!
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The children have become useful!
Does more housing make housing more affordable? Join us 1/22 @ 12:30 pm-2 pm. Featuring: Kate Howell, Nat'l Ctr for Smart Growth; Yonah Freemark, Urban Institute; Tushar Kansal, Pew Charitable Trusts; Moderated by: Claudia Wilson Randall, Community Dev. Network of MD. tinyurl.com/as3uax34
January 20, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Does more housing make housing more affordable? Join us 1/22 @ 12:30 pm-2 pm. Featuring: Kate Howell, Nat'l Ctr for Smart Growth; Yonah Freemark, Urban Institute; Tushar Kansal, Pew Charitable Trusts; Moderated by: Claudia Wilson Randall, Community Dev. Network of MD. tinyurl.com/as3uax34
DC Chevy Chase Library/Community Ctr & housing development selected! Now we need to get it built! Includes 177 total homes w/ 54 affordable (27 units at 30% AMI and 27 units affordable at 50% AMI). Unit sizes range from studios to 3 bdrms. Includes: park, plaza, sports courts, amphitheater, retail.
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
DC Chevy Chase Library/Community Ctr & housing development selected! Now we need to get it built! Includes 177 total homes w/ 54 affordable (27 units at 30% AMI and 27 units affordable at 50% AMI). Unit sizes range from studios to 3 bdrms. Includes: park, plaza, sports courts, amphitheater, retail.
Deeply disappointed in MD SHA - only marginal improvements to Blue Line’s Central Av/MD 214 planned. Excessive high speed 6 lanes of traffic remain when could be 4 lanes. Seems serious walk safety improvements were avoided due to concern about cost. Low cost tactics like paint not considered.
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Deeply disappointed in MD SHA - only marginal improvements to Blue Line’s Central Av/MD 214 planned. Excessive high speed 6 lanes of traffic remain when could be 4 lanes. Seems serious walk safety improvements were avoided due to concern about cost. Low cost tactics like paint not considered.
Legalize alley lots in DC! Send a letter COB 1/11, testify virtually 1/12! DC has hundreds of alley lots that could be sites for new homes, but regulatory restrictions make it difficult, if not impossible, to build. Support key reforms & demand removal of burdensome parking mandates! bit.ly/4qpJEAA
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Legalize alley lots in DC! Send a letter COB 1/11, testify virtually 1/12! DC has hundreds of alley lots that could be sites for new homes, but regulatory restrictions make it difficult, if not impossible, to build. Support key reforms & demand removal of burdensome parking mandates! bit.ly/4qpJEAA
MD SHA is holding follow up on MD 214/Central Av. redesigns for a safer, multimodal road along the Blue Line corridor. Come to the workshop at Central HS, 1/13, 5-7 pm. This is exciting - and essential to the future success of the Blue Line Metro stations! bit.ly/4qgVLjF
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
MD SHA is holding follow up on MD 214/Central Av. redesigns for a safer, multimodal road along the Blue Line corridor. Come to the workshop at Central HS, 1/13, 5-7 pm. This is exciting - and essential to the future success of the Blue Line Metro stations! bit.ly/4qgVLjF
Capitol Hts Metro station to get 300+ homes & retail - finally! Deal just announced by Gov Moore & Metro. We’ve been fighting for this kind of walkable place for years! Now we need PGC to adopt Blue Line Sector Plan with rezoning to spark new vitality for whole Central Av Metro corridor.
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Capitol Hts Metro station to get 300+ homes & retail - finally! Deal just announced by Gov Moore & Metro. We’ve been fighting for this kind of walkable place for years! Now we need PGC to adopt Blue Line Sector Plan with rezoning to spark new vitality for whole Central Av Metro corridor.
Today at noon.
Beyond Luxury: How New Housing Affects Affordability in our Region.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Beyond Luxury: How New Housing Affects Affordability in our Region.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today at noon.
Beyond Luxury: How New Housing Affects Affordability in our Region.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Beyond Luxury: How New Housing Affects Affordability in our Region.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by Cheryl Cort
The Council passed the University Boulevard Corridor Plan yesterday! 🎉
WIN! Montgomery County Council approves the University Blvd Corridor Plan - Coalition For Smarter Growth
On Tuesday, December 9, the Montgomery County Council voted to approve the University Boulevard Corridor Plan by a vote of 7-3. The plan creates a strong framework for safer streets, a wider variety o...
www.smartergrowth.net
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Council passed the University Boulevard Corridor Plan yesterday! 🎉
Today: Say yes to upzoning Friendship Hts to Tenleytown along Wisconsin Ave! Send a letter & sign up to testify for 12/11, 4 pm (deadline: 12/10, 4 pm).
Tell the DC Zoning Commission we should build thousands of new homes along the upper Wisconsin Ave. transit corridor. bit.ly/44l8JUA
Tell the DC Zoning Commission we should build thousands of new homes along the upper Wisconsin Ave. transit corridor. bit.ly/44l8JUA
December 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today: Say yes to upzoning Friendship Hts to Tenleytown along Wisconsin Ave! Send a letter & sign up to testify for 12/11, 4 pm (deadline: 12/10, 4 pm).
Tell the DC Zoning Commission we should build thousands of new homes along the upper Wisconsin Ave. transit corridor. bit.ly/44l8JUA
Tell the DC Zoning Commission we should build thousands of new homes along the upper Wisconsin Ave. transit corridor. bit.ly/44l8JUA
Tomorrow, 2:30 pm- join us to see all the changes occurring around the New Carrollton Metro station!
New Carrollton station is changing! 12/2, 2:30P, walk w/ us to see what's happening around this major transit hub. There's a lot to see & more on the way. This tour will give a bird's eye view & on-the-ground look. We've got Metro, MARC, Amtrak, Purple Line & lots of new buildings bit.ly/49Dn9Tu
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Tomorrow, 2:30 pm- join us to see all the changes occurring around the New Carrollton Metro station!
Show up for safer biking & a more accessible city! Ward 1 Bike Lanes meeting tonight. Other wards this week & next.
Share your vision for the future of DC’s bikeways & trails! #DDOTDC wants YOUR input at the Strategic Bikeways Plan workshops. Find your ward’s workshop and help shape biking in DC! 🔗 strategicbikeways.ddot.dc.gov
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Show up for safer biking & a more accessible city! Ward 1 Bike Lanes meeting tonight. Other wards this week & next.
Why is housing unaffordable for so many? Join our webinar 12/8, 12pm re: 2 key assessments & promising solutions w/ leading analysts & MD policymakers. We'll discuss MD Housing Needs Assessment & Comptroller’s Housing & Economy report - offering insight on housing affordability in MD. bit.ly/3LZIHA0
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Why is housing unaffordable for so many? Join our webinar 12/8, 12pm re: 2 key assessments & promising solutions w/ leading analysts & MD policymakers. We'll discuss MD Housing Needs Assessment & Comptroller’s Housing & Economy report - offering insight on housing affordability in MD. bit.ly/3LZIHA0
New Carrollton station is changing! 12/2, 2:30P, walk w/ us to see what's happening around this major transit hub. There's a lot to see & more on the way. This tour will give a bird's eye view & on-the-ground look. We've got Metro, MARC, Amtrak, Purple Line & lots of new buildings bit.ly/49Dn9Tu
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New Carrollton station is changing! 12/2, 2:30P, walk w/ us to see what's happening around this major transit hub. There's a lot to see & more on the way. This tour will give a bird's eye view & on-the-ground look. We've got Metro, MARC, Amtrak, Purple Line & lots of new buildings bit.ly/49Dn9Tu
Support more housing and businesses on Conn. Av. in Cleveland Park & Woodley Park! Send a letter in support of upzoning along Connecticut Avenue. Hearing is December 1. Take action by sending a letter, then sign up to testify.
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Support more housing and businesses on Conn. Av. in Cleveland Park & Woodley Park! Send a letter in support of upzoning along Connecticut Avenue. Hearing is December 1. Take action by sending a letter, then sign up to testify.
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
I love the leather chicken on U Street.
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I love the leather chicken on U Street.
Question about the camo - what are the national guard soldiers blending into?
And - wouldn’t it be cheaper and less disruptive to expand some business improvement districts to do what they are doing now?
And - wouldn’t it be cheaper and less disruptive to expand some business improvement districts to do what they are doing now?
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Question about the camo - what are the national guard soldiers blending into?
And - wouldn’t it be cheaper and less disruptive to expand some business improvement districts to do what they are doing now?
And - wouldn’t it be cheaper and less disruptive to expand some business improvement districts to do what they are doing now?
Goodbye streeteries. We will miss you!
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Goodbye streeteries. We will miss you!
What Luxury Housing Does To Homelessness
YouTube video by Justine Underhill
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November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
That's awkward: Prince George's Planning Board lacks quorum b/c Braveboy administration forced out board members. Canceled meetings means scheduled reviews and votes on development projects are delayed until new board members are sworn in.
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
That's awkward: Prince George's Planning Board lacks quorum b/c Braveboy administration forced out board members. Canceled meetings means scheduled reviews and votes on development projects are delayed until new board members are sworn in.
Show up for better buses in Columbia Hts!
Tonight! Join DDOT to learn more about the Bus Priority Program and the Columbia Heights Crosstown Bus Priority Project and give feedback.
📍 Mt. Pleasant Library
⏰ Drop by any time between 5:30 and 7:30 pm
buspriority.ddot.dc.gov/events/colum...
📍 Mt. Pleasant Library
⏰ Drop by any time between 5:30 and 7:30 pm
buspriority.ddot.dc.gov/events/colum...
Bus Priority Projects
The Bus Priority Program aims to improve bus speeds and reliability for riders across the District, whether on Metrobus, DC Circulator, or commuter buses.
buspriority.ddot.dc.gov
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Show up for better buses in Columbia Hts!
So proud to work with Kyle Reeder who brings together the community, funders, small businesses, builders, faith leaders & elected officials to create a better Blue Line Corridor. We are excited to be a part of the Blue Line Corridor Coalition which launched today.
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So proud to work with Kyle Reeder who brings together the community, funders, small businesses, builders, faith leaders & elected officials to create a better Blue Line Corridor. We are excited to be a part of the Blue Line Corridor Coalition which launched today.
Funny sight from the bus on U St NW.
October 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Funny sight from the bus on U St NW.
Come to the launch of the Blue Line Corridor Coalition (BLCC) launch 10/29 9-11 am! It's a alliance uniting public-private partners to drive community-led transformation across the Blue Line Corridor, for a stronger, more connected Prince George’s County. RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blcc-l...
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Come to the launch of the Blue Line Corridor Coalition (BLCC) launch 10/29 9-11 am! It's a alliance uniting public-private partners to drive community-led transformation across the Blue Line Corridor, for a stronger, more connected Prince George’s County. RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blcc-l...