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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February 20, 2008
The TPB approved eleven projects as a part of its Transportation Land-Use Connection (TLC) program.
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December 12, 2007
The COG Board approved a work plan for a major new initiative, “Greater Washington 2050,” that will guide regional and Mid-Atlantic development for decades.
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May 30, 2007
COG brought together top elected officials and business leaders to discuss growth and development during a special forum on the future of the National Capital...
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March 21, 2007
The TPB awarded six short-term planning assistance projects to help coordinate transportation and land-use planning in the region.
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October 18, 2006
Adjustments to the region's development patterns and transit plans can help the region avoid more than doubling traffic congestion by 2030, transportation...