Shaping stronger communities and a better region requires collaboration across jurisdictions and disciplines. The Department of Community Planning and Services leads inter-departmental coordination within COG related to the Region Forward, the region's comprehensive vision plan, and provides support for the Region Forward Coalition, a multi-sector group focused on advancing the plan’s goals and targets.
While there is no single land use plan for the region, local jurisdictions have widely adopted a similar approach to development, increasingly focused in mixed-use Activity Centers that can best accommodate future growth. In cooperation with its Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee, COG supports local land use planning and Activity Centers by analyzing growth, providing technical assistance, and sharing best practices for placemaking and development. And since transportation and land use are closely linked, COG fosters better planning through efforts such as the Transportation and Land Use Coordination Program. COG has also partnered with ULI-Washington to fund three Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs) per year in Activity Centers.
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November 20, 2013
For most families housing and transportation are the two largest household budget items. When combined these expenses should not account for any more than 45...
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November 6, 2013
Developing human capital in the Washington region is a key element of the Region Forward vision for a prosperous and livable greater Washington.
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November 5, 2013
As 1.5 million people are set to move into the Washington region by 2040 affordable housing will become critical for maintaining an educated middle class...
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October 30, 2013
As promised in an earlier Yardstick post here are the results from our September 27 th event Economy Forward: Help Shape the Future of the Region. ...
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October 10, 2013
Mary Hynes was first elected to the County Board in 2007. Prior to that she served for 12 years as an Arlington School Board member. Hynes is also an active...