All Things Montgomery: November 2025
Dear {{FirstName or "Friend"}},
What are you grateful for this month? 🦃 I am grateful for all of you and the movement we are building together for a more sustainable and inclusive Montgomery County! 🏘️🚌
I have felt especially grateful for the effort and care you bring to our advocacy as I have read supporters’ messages to the Council about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan. We have had 90+ people (and counting!) share powerful stories, from young people struggling to afford housing to parents demanding safer streets for their children, to cyclists on unsafe roads, and so much more.
Your stories, your passion, and your courage in speaking up make a difference. Thank you for all you do!
Sincerely,
Carrie Kisicki
Maryland Housing Advocacy Manager, Coalition for Smarter Growth
Coordinator, Montgomery for All
Monthly Read: What is Inclusionary Zoning?
Inclusionary zoning has a long history in Montgomery County and has led to the production of more than 17,300 affordable homes since the program began in 1974. But what does inclusionary zoning actually mean? Learn more in this short primer!
Brandi Panbach
Steering Committee Member & Newsletter Chair, Montgomery for All
Make a difference this month!
November 13: Meeting on Glen Haven Elementary School and Sligo Middle School Sidewalk and Safety Improvements (in-person, learn more)
November 17: Montgomery County General Assembly Delegation Annual Legislative Priorities Hearing (virtual, sign up to testify and share your state-level issue priorities for this upcoming session)
November 18: Friendship Heights Sector Plan Engagement Update Webinar (virtual, RSVP)
Apply by November 19: Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee (learn more)
November 20: Pedestrian, Bicycle, Traffic Safety Committee (PBTSAC) Meeting (learn more)
Now through November 21: Comment on the regional transportation plan, Visualize 2050 (learn more and take action)
Now through November 28: Stoneybrook Local Park Renovation (take the survey)
Open now: Support Maryland State Highway Administration's University Boulevard safety project (learn more and provide feedback)
⭐️Open now: Safe Routes to School Safety Assessment Surveys for 15 local schools (learn more)
⭐️Ongoing: Take action for safer streets and more housing options on University Boulevard (take action)
⭐️ Featured: Take action on University Boulevard
Don’t miss your chance to call for safe streets, better public transit, and more inclusive housing options in the University Boulevard Corridor Plan! Click here to contact the County Council.
Master plans are about a positive vision for a community, and guiding how it may evolve and change in the future. However, some councilmembers are pushing back against meaningful opportunities to change residential zoning and how much of our streets are allocated to cars versus people.
The Council is likely to vote on the plan in early December, and measures like zoning changes to allow missing middle housing; provide dedicated transit lanes throughout the University Boulevard Corridor; and build wider, more comfortable, sidewalks with safety buffers are currently at real risk of being cut.
Please weigh in and encourage those you know in the plan area to call on the Council to support the University Boulevard Corridor Plan, and resist attempts to remove its most meaningful recommendations.
Learn more at CSG’s resource page, and click here to contact the County Council now.
⭐️ Featured: Identify safety improvements for your child’s walk to school
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is conducting safety assessment studies at fifteen public schools throughout Montgomery County and is requesting parents and guardians whose kids attend these schools to participate. This survey will help MCDOT understand the safety needs and concerns of parents and students as they walk/roll, bike, or scooter to school.
They are looking for feedback on things like existing safety hazards; where new sidewalks or crosswalks are needed; and opportunities to improve accessibility for all.
Surveys are currently open for the following schools. Click here to learn more and find the survey links for each school.
Become a member of Montgomery for All
Join our community of local advocates when you become a member of Montgomery for All!
Membership is just $5 a year and supports our advocacy for affordable, inclusive housing options and great, walkable communities across the county.
In 2025, members’ contributions have helped us expand our outreach by supporting costs like registration fees for tabling at community events and printed advocacy handouts on the Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative.
Photo credits: Carrie Kisicki (U Blvd), MCDOT (Safe Routes to School)