Planning and organizing for a desegregated, decarbonized world • @Montgomery4All steering committee • Double Terp, MPP • views my own • 📚🚲🎲🏳️🌈
Oct 11, 2022 • 52 tweets • 14 min read
I'm here at the Kojo in Our Community event about Unpacking Montgomery County's Housing Crisis. The panelists are County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Will Jawando. It should be an interesting evening! wamu.org/event/kojo-in-…
WAMU's General Manager kicks off the event. "I hope we leave tonight's event... more aligned. I want us to have a really civil civic dialogue." WAMU knows what a contentious topic housing and land use is.
Sep 13, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Today the consultants are presenting their report to @MoCoCouncilMD. The primary focus so far is on concerns they heard about gentrification from compact growth and skepticism around prioritizing transit, walking, and biking.
The first councilmember comments, from Council President @albornoz_gabe: "We're not going to please everyone with this document... But we can't do nothing."
Sep 9, 2022 • 27 tweets • 10 min read
The Nspiregreen consultant report on #Thrive2050 can be found under the Agenda/Staff Reports for Tuesday, September 13. This includes feedback from the additional outreach and a new racial equity and social justice chapter. montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondema…
Here is the Council work session schedule for Thrive ⬇️ a final vote is expected on October 25
