Newsroom

There are a number of ways to keep informed about COG, its members, and programs. The Newsroom feed lists news releases and highlights as well as TPB News articles. A variety of content is also available through digital subscriptions.

For story ideas, data inquiries, and to connect with officials and subject matter experts, reporters should contact the Office of Communications. For questions about TPB News, please contact the Department of Transportation Planning.

COG Video Series: Collaboration in Action

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Introducing Collaboration in Action, COG's video series hosted by Executive Director Clark Mercer. The series spotlights COG's work with member jurisdictions and private, nonprofit, and civic organizations on a wide variety of programs and initiatives that improve the quality of life for everyone in our DMV region. Come along as Clark takes you behind the scenes of several of our initiatives, spreading the word about the value of regional partnership and highlighting the leaders and experts in our network that are making a positive impact in our communities.

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COG Podcast

Prior to Collaboration in Action, COG produced a podcast, Think Regionally, to raise awareness about metropolitan Washington's biggest challenges and focus on solutions. The podcast, which was hosted by former Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney, featured local government, business, and non-profit leaders talking about a variety of timely topics, including the region's economy, racial equity, transportation, housing, and climate change.

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Newsroom Archives

News Release

Get Ready to Roll! Bike to Work Day 2024 Registration is Now Open

Mar 4, 2024
Mark your calendars and start planning your route! Registration for Bike to Work Day 2024 is now open. This annual spring event encourages commuters across the metropolitan Washington region to leave their cars at home and experience the many benefits of bicycling to work.
TPB News

TPB Community Leadership Institute accepting applications for spring 2024 workshop

Feb 29, 2024
In April and May 2024, the TPB will host the Community Leadership Institute (CLI)—a three-session, interactive workshop that provides community leaders with tools to “think regionally and act locally” when getting involved in transportation decision-making.
News Highlight

WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke updates COG Board on Metro

Feb 22, 2024
With the announcement of a looming fiscal deficit for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) due to federal transit relief expiring, costs rising with inflation, and ridership patterns changing following COVID, area leaders prioritized finding immediate and long-term solutions to the transit agency’s financial sustainability during COG’s leadership retreat in July 2023.
News Release

Local officials at COG call on Congress to not interfere with the region's airport system

Feb 15, 2024
The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments unanimously approved a resolution yesterday urging Congress to not add slots or change the perimeter rules at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The COG Board is comprised of elected officials from 24 area governments representing nearly six million residents in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
News Highlight

Podcast: Ensuring fair housing across communities

Feb 13, 2024
Season 3, Episode 3 of COG's podcast, Think Regionally.
News Release

Regional Workplace Scenario Planning Study Explores Impact of Telework

Feb 12, 2024
National Capital Planning Commission and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Release Study
News Highlight

Officials highlight regional coordination on Metro budget

Feb 7, 2024
As regional leaders make progress helping address Metro’s looming budget deficit for FY 2025, area officials and COG staff have continued actively promoting the transit system’s value and highlighting the ongoing coordination to identify and advance actions to ensure the system’s financial sustainability.
TPB News

TPB State of Public Transportation Report: A look at the region's post-pandemic bus and rail service

Feb 5, 2024
The TPB’s latest State of Public Transportation Report offers a snapshot of the 2022 accomplishments and activities of the region’s fixed-route and flexible-route providers.
News Release

Metropolitan Washington experiences rise in alcohol and drug-related traffic fatalities, injuries, and crashes

Jan 26, 2024
The number of alcohol and/or drug-related traffic fatalities increased nearly 13 percent in the metropolitan Washington area between 2021 and 2022, according to the annual “How Safe Are Our Roads?” Report prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP).
News Release

COG Board elects Charles Allen as Chair, advocates for action on Metro's budget

Jan 10, 2024
Allen will lead the regional planning body as it continues convening leaders to develop solutions to Metro’s looming budget deficit and ensure the system’s long-term fiscal health.

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