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Nov 29, 2011

With the Occupy Wall Street movement and recent data on income inequality garnering significant news coverage in the last few months the wealth gap is finally beginning to get the attention it demands. Inequality in the U.S. has been intensifying for decades and the wealth gap is particularly severe between racial and ethnic groups.

Nov 22, 2011

Alicia Lewis and Sophie Mintier Housing Planners at MWCOG recently attended PolicyLink’s Equity Summit 2011 in Detroit. The “Dispatches from Detroit” series will provide RF followers a recap of what they learned as well as specific proposals to move our Region Forward. This is part two of Alicia’s report. Read part one here .

Nov 21, 2011

Alicia Lewis and Sophie Mintier Housing Planners at MWCOG recently attended PolicyLink’s Equity Summit 2011 in Detroit. The “Dispatches from Detroit” series will provide RF followers a recap of what they learned as well as specific proposals to move our Region Forward. This is Sophie’s first post in the series. Read other “Dispatches” posts here .

Nov 18, 2011

Perhaps you’ve seen and heard the ads. Or maybe you’ve traveled on the stretch of Piney Branch Road in Montgomery County where new curb markings draw attention to where it IS and ISN’T safe for pedestrians to cross the street . We’re in the midst of the regional Street Smart program’s fall 2011 campaign which reminds all area residents—from those biking on the District’s urban streets to those crossing major thoroughfares in outer and suburban communities—of the importance of pedestrian an

Nov 17, 2011

Alicia Lewis and Sophie Mintier Housing Planners at MWCOG recently attended PolicyLink’s Equity Summit 2011 in Detroit. The “Dispatches from Detroit” series will provide RF followers a recap of what they learned as well as specific proposals to move our Region Forward. This is part one of Alicia’s report.

Nov 16, 2011

Carol Thompson Cole President and CEO Venture Philanthropy Partners

Nov 16, 2011

Census of fleet also shows that trend towards SUVs has reversed dramatically. Key findings suggest that residents are responding to changing economic conditions, primarily the recession and rising gas prices.

Nov 10, 2011

Gentrification is an international reality. Just as the District of Columbia and other parts of this region experience the benefits of revitalization while also having to confront its consequences so too are other in-demand cities around the world.

Nov 9, 2011

Special COG Committee proposes new Regional Incident Coordination Program to ensure that area officials better coordinate decisions before and during major incidents. It also made recommendations on key issues such as employee release decisions, communication with the public, and backup power for traffic signals and critical facilities.

Nov 8, 2011

Tamara Lucas Copeland President of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG)