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Regional Housing Targets

There is a growing consensus that the region’s elected, business, and nonprofit leaders must act to ensure a sufficient supply of affordably-priced housing for current residents, and for the new residents and workers expected in metropolitan Washington’s future.

To advance metropolitan Washington’s livability and address housing production and affordability challenges, the COG Board—at its September 2019 meeting—endorsed a set of regional targets for 2030. The targets were the culmination of a coordinated effort by COG and local planning and housing agencies initially sparked by the Transportation Planning Board’s Visualize 2045 long-range transportation plan. In seeking a better balance between growth in jobs and housing, a TPB task force determined a jobs-to-housing ratio to optimize economic competitiveness and improve the performance of the transportation system. Using the ratio, COG determined the region’s housing needs.

COG Housing Targets


Read more about the targets in COG's report, The Future of Housing in Greater Washington, and learn how COG is building on this work through its Region United Planning Framework for 2030. 

To encourage public support for action on housing, several organizations, including COG, came together to develop a messaging playbook authored by national expert Dr. Tiffany Manuel to help area leaders—across all sectors—communicate more effectively.

In addition, COG's Housing Affordability Planning Program, financed through the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, supports planning initiatives and projects to increase the amount and affordability of housing near transit.

News & Multimedia

  • Construction in Rockville
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    COG Board looks to accelerate action on housing, TOCs

    February 16, 2023

    At its February meeting, area officials on the COG Board of Directors were updated on efforts to accelerate action on COG’s regional housing targets as well as...

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    HUD Secretary, COG members convene to discuss housing solutions

    March 3, 2022

    More than a half dozen local government leaders met with U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge to explore opportunities for...

  • Think Regionally guests
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    Podcast: Pressing for progress on housing

    February 28, 2022

    Officials in metropolitan Washington set shared housing targets in 2019 to ensure all residents have quality housing they can afford. In this episode, host...

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