The Council of Governments ensures a well-managed and maintained transportation system through its support of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for metropolitan Washington. The TPB, which is staffed by COG, conducts the federally mandated transportation planning process for the region and ensures the uninterrupted flow of federal transportation funds that area jurisdictions receive.
The Transportation Planning Board's work spans a wide range of transportation modes, such as highways, transit, walking, and bicycling, as well as planning related to the region's freight movement and three major airports. The TPB also addresses some of the region’s most significant issues like equity, climate change and the environment, transportation resilience, the economy, public health, traffic safety, land use, funding, and emerging technologies.
News & Multimedia
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News
April 4, 2025
With the arrival of spring, the Street Smart campaign urges commuters to safely share the road
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Map
April 3, 2025
Web map identifying areas with high concentrations of low-income and/or traditionally disadvantaged populations in the region to inform future growth and...
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News
March 31, 2025
The DMVMoves Task Force met to discuss Metro’s financial outlook and a revised proposal for managing its maintenance program while making targeted investments...