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At its April meeting, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) approved a set of policy principles calling on the U.S. Congress to substantially increase federal funding for transportation and ensure an explicit focus on the maintenance of the nation’s transportation infrastructure as part of the reauthorization of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the federal surface transportation program set to expire in May.

Elected leaders on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors took an in-depth look at the area’s growth industries at their April meeting as part of their focus on regional economic competitiveness.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments group charged with identifying promising strategies for significantly reducing the region’s greenhouse gas emissions has developed a draft list of strategies to analyze this summer before identifying those with the greatest potential to help the region achieve ambitious long-term emissions-reduction goals.

In a column on "Why a Regional View of Infrastructure Is Crucial" written for Governing, Bob Graves featured COG's State of the Region: Infrastructure Report.

Emmett V. Jordan is a current member of the Greenbelt City Council, serving as Mayor. In 2009, he became the first African-American councilmember in the city’s history. At the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Jordan serves as a member of the COG Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Region Forward Coalition, the multi-sector group of public, private, and nonprofit leaders created by COG to help the region advance shared goals in the Region Forward Vision.

Alexandria Councilmember Tim Lovain, who serves as Vice Chairman of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, and COG Executive Director Chuck Bean discussed the COG cooperative forecasts and regional growth as guests on NewsTalk.

On March 29, Walter Tejada, Vice Chairman of the Arlington County Board and COG Board Member, Captain Tom Didone of the Montgomery County Police Department, and George Branyan, Pedestrian Program Coordinator of the District Department of Transportation talked about pedestrian and bicyclist safety on NBC4's Viewpoint show.