Publications Best Practices Guide: Tips for Saving Energy in Government Buildings Apr 8, 2004 A brochure summarizing energy saving practices for buildings.
Publications Smart Growth Begins at the Local Level Apr 14, 2004 This multimedia CD-ROM was developed to inform and educate elected officials, civic groups, the development community, and citizens about the land use and transportation challenges currently facing the region.
Publications Access For All Advisory Committee Report Apr 21, 2004 This report provides guidance to the region’s transportation decision makers on ways to address the issues and concerns of persons that are typically not represented in the transportation planning process.
Publications Improving Air Quality: Metropolitan Washington Region - State Implementation Plan (SIP) Apr 29, 2004 Background document on the State Improvement Plan (SIP) for air quality in the region.
Publications Can You Afford to Live Here? A look at housing costs and wage in the metropolitan Washington region. May 11, 2004 This report examines the relationship between hourly wages and the cost of rental housing in the metropolitan Washington region.
Publications Impervious Surfaces within the Metropolitan Washington Region Jun 1, 2004 Analysis conducted of the Washington Metropolitan Area using satellite imagery revealed that our region’s impervious surface (paved or otherwise non-vegetated) increased from 12.2% to 17.8% in the 14 year study period between 1986 and 2000. Free copies available.
Publications Increase in Developed Land Map within the Metropolitan Washington Region: 1986-2000 Jun 1, 2004 This map shows the increase in developed land via increase or change in impervious surface over 3 time periods; 1990, 1996 & 2000 using 1986 as the base time period.
Publications Land Cover/Land Use Map within the Metropolitan Washington Region: 1999-2000 Landsat 7 Imagery Jun 1, 2004 This is a Land Use / Land Cover map depicting forests, cropland, park land, water features and urban and countryside development in the over 3000 square mile Metropolitan Washington Region as defined by the membership of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). Free copies available.
Publications Telecenter Utilization and Travel Pattern Surveys Sep 14, 2004 This brief report describes the methodologies and results of data collection undertaken for the Commuter Connections program of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) at telecenters administered by the General Services Administration (GSA).