Documents

Plastic Bag Report

The Washington region has become a national leader in single-use carryout bag management. Concern over bag pollution, particularly for plastic bags, sparked efforts to regulate the bags about five years ago, primarily on the West Coast. During the last three years, two large local jurisdictions have passed bag-fee laws making the area nationally unique in its application of fees to limit use of both paper and plastic bags. This report reviews recent local and national developments.

Activity Centers Maps

Official adopted version and past versions of the Activity Centers Maps. Activity Centers are the locations that will accommodate the majority of the region’s future growth.

The Financially Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan (2012)

The Financially Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan, or CLRP, identifies and describes all regionally significant transportation projects and programs that are planned in the Washington metropolitan area between 2012 and 2040. The CLRP is updated annually and this year's update was adopted on July 18, 2012.

Wise Water Use Landscaping Guide

A wise water use landscaping and watering guide for the COG region.

Final Report of 9-1-1 Service Gaps During and Following the Derecho Storm

Report by local 9-1-1 directors and government officials focuses on preventing outages to the vital service, such as the one that occurred during and after the June 29, 2012 Derecho storm. Report makes recommendations to Verizon and informs state and federal regulatory efforts.

Final Report of the Incident Management and Response Oversight Committee

A follow-up to the November 2011 Report of the Steering Committee on Incident Management and Response (IMR), which offered recommendations to improve regional coordination, communication, preparedness, and decision]making during incidents and emergencies. After the report's release, the group continued to meet and track progress on its recommendations as the IMR Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committeefs April 2013 final report highlights significant progress in several areas, including information sharing among officials, messaging to the public, updating employee release policies, and

Washington DC-MD-VA 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request

This document demonstrates that PM 2.5 air quality in the Washington DC-MD-VA area will remain compliant with the 1997 PM 2.5 NAAQS, as measured by a monitoring network that meets all federal requirements.

Summary of Potential Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerabilities, and Adaptation Strategies

A synopsis of lessons learned from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ climate adaptation planning initiatives from 2010 – 2012

Summary Brochure for The Financially Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan (2013)

Air Quality Conformity Determination of the 2013 CLRP and FY 2013-2018 TIP for the Washington Metropolitan Region

This report documents the assessment of the 2013 Constrained Long Range Plan (CLRP) and the FY 2013-2018 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) with respect to air quality conformity requirements under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. The assessment used criteria and procedures contained in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final conformity rule, published in the November 24, 1993 Federal Register, with subsequent amendments and additional federal guidance published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The assessment is a responsibility of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB).