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CarolynInMoCo

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Interested in transit, pedestrian/cyclist safety, housing, other urbanist issues. Views my own. She/her.

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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I’m thrilled that the Baltimore Banner is launching a MoCo bureau and that Ginny Bixby is going to be part of it!!
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I’m not smart enough to have planned this last night but hey, just learned that signups for the March 11 hearings on a package of good bills just went live. Please sign up to testify in support, slots fill up fast. See my shoddy highlighting and link here www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/cale...
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Expedited Bill 2-25, Taxation - Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Affordable Housing”
Highlighted text showing the bill information I’m talking  about 

Mar 11 1:30pm Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-02,
Workforce Housing - Development Standards





Mar 11 1:30pm Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-03, Expedited
Approvals - Commercial to Residential
Reconstruction



Mar 11 7pm
Expedited Bill 2-25, Taxation - Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Affordable Housing Amendments


Mar 11 7pm
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-02, Workforce Housing - Development Standards



Mar 11 7pm
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-03, Expedited Approvals - Commercial to Residential
Reconstruction
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
“Montgomery County calls itself progressive but in practice it is a deeply conservative place that cannot abide conflict or discomfort.” Dan’s words (truth) about a place I love hurt my heart, but are 💯 correct. We must act to make MoCo an accessible & welcoming place.
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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
anyway. the County Council needs to be reminded to do their jobs, and if you have just a few minutes, you can do so right here secure.everyaction.com/Z5qs3AYACkSt...
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Tell the Montgomery County Council: we can't afford a pause
Montgomery County has a housing shortage, and the County Council has had over four years to do something about it. Doing nothing comes at a big cost, and residents like us are paying the price. Let t...
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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Montgomery County calls itself progressive but in practice it is a deeply conservative place that cannot abide conflict or discomfort. I grew up here, I love it, and it continues to let me down montgomeryperspective.com/2025/01/10/m...
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Mink Joins Jawando in Opposing Attainable Housing - Montgomery Perspective
By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, Council Member Will Jawando became the first council member to openly oppose the Planning Board’s Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative.  (County...
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Seconding every part of this
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Excellent thread.
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
More housing options would help mitigate increases in tax assessments. Oh, plus, more people would have homes! I wish the Council would act!
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Action Committee for Transit 👣🚲🚇🚍🚊🧑🏻‍🦽 @actfortransit.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
How it started (NO on ending exclusive-SFH zoning). How it's going (help needed to count individuals and families experiencing homelessness).
The AHS proposal would upzone 82 percent of single-family homes. That would be an enormous change for our County that we would not be ready for. Not only that but it is not necessary to account for projected growth. The Planning Board refuses to acknowledge updated projections and the analysis from the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG) that said, way back in 2019 when this started, that we do not need to rezone in the way the AHS proposes we do. It is ludicrous and outrageous that the Planning Board refuses to acknowledge that this County and all counties in the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments have already planned for future growth.

The plan put forward by Montgomery Planning would not solve the issues of affordability and yet they continue to push it despite clear opposition and serious concerns. Their approach is unnecessary and completely outside the County’s tradition of planning. Volunteers Needed for Annual Point-in-Time Count to Help End Homelessness in Montgomery County
Volunteers Needed for Annual Point-in-Time Count to Help End Homelessness in Montgomery County

Montgomery County will conduct its annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count to identify unhoused individuals from 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, to 3 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, and volunteers are needed to assist with this important effort. The PIT Count provides a snapshot of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in our community on a single night. Volunteers will be deployed in areas where unhoused individuals are known to shelter or congregate, engaging those they encounter to participate in a brief survey.
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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Yeeeeeah, this left me scratching my head too. Like, if we need to count homeless folks then maybe we should keep pushing for more housing. And lordy, if I see one more "but attainable housing isn't affordable" argument, I'm gonna start posting Econ 101 links here. I bet my daughter has her notes.
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Tsod @tsod.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Our current system of clearing sidewalks is hopelessly broken. Every time it snows, pedestrians suffer.
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Action Committee for Transit 👣🚲🚇🚍🚊🧑🏻‍🦽 @actfortransit.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
The title of this photograph is You Don't Matter If You Aren't In A Car, January 2025, Part 2.
A Z2 Z6 Z8 Metrobus bus stop sign, in a pile of snow/slush/ice plowed up the road, between an unplowed sidewalk that lots of people have walked on, and a multilane road plowed down to bare asphalt.
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Action Committee for Transit 👣🚲🚇🚍🚊🧑🏻‍🦽 @actfortransit.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
The title of this photograph is You Don't Matter If You Aren't In A Car, January 2025, Part 1.
A large signalized intersection of a stroad, where the snow has been cleared from the road down to bare asphalt, and the places where people are supposed to walk are piles of slush and ice that people have had to walk through.
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Agree with everything @jlyonsraeder.bsky.social says here!
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Excellent thread from Planning Board member Josh Linden.
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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
on @ggwash.bsky.social today: four years after introducing legislation to open up single-family zoning in Montgomery County, one councilmember just came out against a proposal to do exactly that. what gives? ggwash.org/view/98018/m...
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Montgomery County can’t afford a “pause” on housing reform
Four years after kicking off a conversation about single-family zoning reform in Montgomery County, one councilmember just came out against a proposal to do exactly that. What gives? And will the Coun...
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
@justupthepike.bsky.social, as usual, powerfully outlines what is at stake here. We already paused A pause is a “no” that you feel too guilty to say out loud. The county hurts itself, and its current and future residents by preserving the status quo.
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
“The past four years have been a pause since More Housing for More People, and the council’s inaction on housing production has come at a big cost.” As always, an excellent article and important read from @justupthepike.bsky.social. The Council must act!!
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
My friend @benjamin-bradley.bsky.social hit directly on what’s so wrong and frustrating about this announcement
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''We must be certain that any policy changes deliver tangible benefits to our working families, teachers, law enforcement, and other community members who want to live here but struggle to find viable housing,'" Jawando said in his statement.
I lived in Montgomery County for over 10 years, renting. I just bought a new townhouse in PG County for about 250K cheaper than something comparable in Montgomery County with similar amenities, so l'm not sure how the status quo will keep people in MoCo”
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Councilmember Marissa Valeri @marissavaleri.com · 07/01/2025
Agree completely!
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James Hedrick (he/him) @housingjames.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
@natalifg.bsky.social gets it.
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Exactly, the longer we wait to act the worse the problem becomes. Excuses for doing nothing is not leadership
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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
2/3 of Montgomery County Democrats support zoning changes to allow more homes for more budgets, and there’s no better time than now to do something about it ggwash.org/view/97339/m...
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Montgomery County voters want zoning changes for more homes
Montgomery County Democrats support proposals that make it easier to build more homes, and they’ll vote county councilmembers out if they don’t do something about high housing costs, says our new poll...
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Natali Fani-González @natalifg.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
For far too long our leaders have ignored our housing crisis. We must confront it NOW. I strongly believe that we need to create more housing for families at all income levels, and zoning reform is a key strategy to do so.
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Natali Fani-González @natalifg.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Calling for a pause on reform is detrimental to those who live here and just as importantly for those who want to live in MoCo. Our mandate as elected officials is to provide opportunities to all. #HousingForAll
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Agree 💯! Thank you, @natalifg.bsky.social!
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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I don't have time to read this right now, so...maybe he has good reasons for this move? But I strongly suspect I'm going to be banging my head repeatedly against the wall. (Before reading, I'm guessing it's pandering as he runs for county exec. I hope I'm wrong.)
bethesdamagazine.com
Jawando urges County Council to pause attainable housing plan
Vice president Will Jawando says zoning proposal is ‘not the right approach.'
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Brandi @brandita.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Thank you @NataliFGonzalez for continuing to lead on finding solutions to our housing crisis. More housing is pro family!
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Carter Dougherty @carterd.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Greatly disappointed that Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando is turning his back on attainable housing. Not good news
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Jawando urges County Council to pause attainable housing plan
Vice president Will Jawando says zoning proposal is ‘not the right approach.'
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Alderman Brooks @aldermanbrooks.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
*sighs in need for state intervention*
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Goseg Train Thread @wvistheduck.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
"Now's not the right time to build more housing in Montgomery County" is an absolutely deranged stance!
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Gray Kimbrough @graykimbrough.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Montgomery County leaders are refusing to address the housing crisis if it upsets existing homeowners. CM Jawando now says that even mild recommendations to loosen some zoning restrictions are off limits. The message to those who don't yet own homes in MoCo: too bad for you.
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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
extremely disappointing from the county councilmember who first introduced a missing middle zoning proposal in 2020 ggwash.org/view/79872/t...
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Yes, I’m so appreciative of @natalifg.bsky.social’s leadership on zoning reform and other policies to make it possible for more people to live here.
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I cannot possibly disagree more strongly
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
This is extremely disappointing. MoCo has already “paused” on attainable housing for far too long. I hope that the rest of the council will strongly support the Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative. Be like @natalifg.bsky.social and support needed zoning reform.
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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I have no doubt that the hardworking reporters at MoCo360 will continue to do great work, but this decision from ownership does make a statement about what parts of Montgomery County they value most bethesdamagazine.com/2025/01/07/m...
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Ginny Bixby @ginnybixbywrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
A new bill from @cmkatestewart.bsky.social would provide a large parking discount for child care and homelessness services workers affected by Purple Line construction in downtown Silver Spring: moco360.media/2024/12/12/c...
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Cheaper public parking proposed for Silver Spring child care, social workers impacted by Purple Line construction
County Council to hold public hearing Jan. 25 on legislation
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Yay!! The very best of the YIMBY/urbanism world is here!!
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Alaina Pitt @alainapitt.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I hope this was just bad phrasing from MoCo’s VZ Coord RE why the county hasn’t seen a significant decline in ped deaths: “…nothing ever happens quite as quickly as you want it to, but that’s by design. We want to make sure we get plenty of feedback from the community” moco360.media/2024/12/05/m...
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County police crack down on unsafe driving, enforce pedestrian safety laws
Seven years into Vision Zero efforts, pedestrian deaths in Montgomery County continue to hover in the teens.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 06/12/2024
They're attacking Olson-Kennedy who is literally in the middle of the most extensive study of trans youth health outcomes in the history of humanity. they claim to want more research and yet they are trying to kill the credibility of the one biggest researcher doing the work!
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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Democrats want their Democratic local officials to lead on housing. it is simply not that complicated
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
MoCo needs to be a County of Yes!
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Tony Byrne @tonybyrne.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Great @welcomingneighbors.us meeting today wrapped up by @justupthepike.bsky.social and @think-katrina.bsky.social flanked appropriately by Philly skyline…
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Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Wondering what it’s like to go to the Supreme Court? I sat with trans teen L.W. during the historic oral arguments: wapo.st/4fjKpFn
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L.W., a trans teen from Tennessee, has her day in the Supreme Court
The 16-year-old is among the plaintiffs in a highly anticipated case argued Wednesday. At issue is their state’s ban on gender transition care for minors.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/12/2024
In those marble halls, I hugged L.W. and her family and told them, with the most sincerity I’ve ever spoken, thank you, before heading off to the press seating. Casey Parks spent the day with the family at SCOTUS. I’m so proud of this kid and her family for fighting. Read Casey’s story.
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CarolynInMoCo @carolynl222.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Another great coffee shop in DTSS!! 😊☕️🥐
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