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.

Electric Vehicles in Metropolitan Washington

This report seeks to provide a framework for establishing a regional readiness plan for the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) in the metropolitan Washington region.

Economy Forward: COG's Call to Action for a More Competitive Metropolitan Washington

Region Forward is COG’s vision for a more accessible, sustainable, prosperous and livable metropolitan Washington. This report, Economy Forward, is an offshoot of the vision that focuses on the region’s key economic needs and specific actions to strengthen economic competitiveness and spur and sustain job growth.

Air Quality Conformity Determination of the 2012 CLRP and FY 2013-2018 TIP for the Washington Metropolitan Region

Metrorail Station Access Alternatives Study - Final Report

Metrorail ridership is projected to continue to grow over the next two decades, reaching nearly a million daily rail riders by 2040. A key aspect of accommodating this growth will be simply getting the passengers to the stations and onto the trains. In an atmosphere of competing priorities, state-of-good repair investments will receive the bulk of funding, making the estimated 30,000 spaces required if the current Park & Ride arrival mode of 30% remains constant all the more difficult to fund. In addition, WMATA has a strategic objective in using its station areas for transit-oriented development, rather than for additional parking resources.

Multimodal Coordination for Bus Priority Hot Spots Study

Integrated Community, Energy, Task Force Reports

These reports describes potential opportunities to facilitate implementation of Community Energy Systems (CES) through policies and regulations in the COG region, examples of policies elsewhere, and recommends best practice strategies for consideration.

Air Quality Conformity Determination of the 2011 Constrained Long Range Plan for the Washington Metropolitan Region

Report of the Steering Committee on Incident Management and Response

The Steering Committee on Incident Management and Response (IMR) offered recommendations to improve regional coordination, communication, preparedness, and decision-making during incidents and emergencies. A proposal for a Regional Incident Coordination Program and over a dozen other improvements to enhance incident management and response in the National Capital Region.

Traffic Quality on the Metropolitan Washington Area Freeway System