News Release October marks National Pedestrian Safety Month Sep 27, 2021 October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, a time to remind drivers to look out for people walking on the region’s roadways.
News Highlight Equity Emphasis Areas: A tool to prioritize and invest in communities Sep 24, 2021 COG and TPB officials are considering how to best weave equity into planning for the next decade, including the region’s recovery from the pandemic. One way the region could begin to prioritize and invest in communities who have been traditionally underserved would be to utilize Equity Emphasis Areas (EEAs) as a planning tool.
News Release COG and GARE convene more than one hundred government staff members for yearlong racial equity program Sep 23, 2021 COG is convening more than 120 managers and staff from 12 jurisdictions, plus a COG staff team, who will participate in the yearlong program.
News Highlight Officials fund three projects under new Transit Within Reach Program Sep 22, 2021 The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) awarded over $240,000 in technical assistance funding to three local projects that could make it easier to bike and walk to transit.
News Release Last Chance to Take the Pledge for Car Free Day Sep 17, 2021 Thousands of commuters and residents in the metropolitan Washington region have already signed up to go car free or car-lite on Wednesday, September 22, to improve air quality, reduce traffic congestion, and embrace a healthy lifestyle.
News Highlight COG Board discusses transit and equity with FTA Administrator Fernandez Sep 15, 2021 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez briefed the COG Board of Directors on September 8 on the current priorities of the administration and how those align with COG and the Transportation Planning Board’s (TPB) goals for the future.
News Highlight Two decades after 9/11, area officials remain engaged on safety efforts, focus on future risks Sep 7, 2021 COG's regional network of first responders, emergency managers, and subject matter experts in health, transportation, water, and other disciplines is as engaged as ever and has been central to post-9/11 emergency responses.
News Release Take Your Foot off the Gas and Take the Free Pledge: Car Free Day 2021 Registration Open! Aug 4, 2021 Car Free Day registrants can win prizes, reduce traffic congestion on Wed., Sept. 22 event.
TPB News TPB plan moves forward with MD HOT lanes Aug 3, 2021 Following several months of intense debate, the dust seems to have finally settled after the TPB voted on July 21 to include Maryland’s I-270/I-495 widening project in its air quality conformity analysis.
News Release TPB awards funding for local roadway safety projects Jul 22, 2021 The TPB awarded $250,000 in funding to five local projects that have the potential to improve safety on the region’s roadways, especially for its underserved communities.