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Jan 28, 2015

The Urban Land Institute-Washington and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments are encouraging local governments to apply for a new round of Technical Assistance Panels-or TAPs.

Jan 26, 2015

The 2015 State of the Region: Infrastructure Report was featured in a Capital Business commentary by COG Executive Director Chuck Bean. In addition, a panel of COG experts discussed the report on NBC4's Viewpoint show.

Jan 21, 2015

Nine projects to receive $2.7 million in funding through federal program. The TPB has been funding locally-developed projects for several years that make a difference in the everyday lives of people with disabilities or older adults from wheelchair accessible cabs to door through door transportation.​

Jan 14, 2015

2015 State of the Region: Infrastructure Report covers transportation, water, energy, public buildings, and public safety communications systems. Throughout 2014, the COG Board of Directors held discussions with experts from across the infrastructure provider spectrum.

Jan 14, 2015

District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who proposed COG’s focus on infrastructure while serving as Chairman of its Board of Directors in 2014, has helped promote the effort through a variety of media appearances and interviews as well as a COG video podcast.

Jan 14, 2015

Alexandria Mayor Euille has served on the COG Board of Directors since 2006. The COG Board also elected its 2015 Vice Chairs-- Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner and District of Columbia Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.

Jan 14, 2015

Every year since 2000, COG has helped coordinate and report on the enumeration of the region’s homeless population. In 2014, the region counted 11,946 homeless people during the one-day snapshot, or “Point-in-Time” count. This year’s count is scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, and COG and local governments are seeking volunteers.

Jan 13, 2015

Shortly after the MCHM spill in the Elk River just outside Charleston, West Virginia, COG sent water quality specialists to the site to observe the response methods to the crisis. This post comes one year after the spill.