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 Highlight

Podcast: Strengthening food security for a more resilient region

Dec 11, 2023
Season 3, episode 2 of COG's podcast, Think Regionally.
News Highlight

Regional initiatives aim to build deeper understanding of homelessness

Dec 6, 2023
Leaders in metropolitan Washington are partnering on efforts to address the root causes of homelessness, with two new initiatives that leverage data to build a more comprehensive understanding of how and why people experience homelessness in the region.
News Highlight

Statement on Maryland's proposal for additional funding for Metro

Dec 6, 2023
The following is a statement by COG Board of Directors Chair Kate Stewart in response to Maryland’s updated transportation budget plan, specifically the proposal for additional funding for Metro.
TPB News

Intercity rail and bus experts share plans for service expansions, infrastructure updates

Nov 14, 2023
The Transportation Planning Board invited representatives from Amtrak, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, American Bus Association, Maryland Department of Transportation-Maryland Transit Administration, and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to an October 18 Intercity Rail and Bus Travel Work Session.
TPB News

October 2023 TPB meeting recap: Transit Within Reach approvals, state carbon reduction strategies

Nov 13, 2023
The TPB approved three Transit Within Reach projects, heard from the state DOTs on their statewide carbon reduction strategies, and received a recap of the October 18 Intercity Rail and Bus Travel Work Session.
News Highlight

Constructing regional guiding principles for equitable development

Nov 13, 2023
On November 3, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), in partnership with Race Forward’s Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE), hosted Planning for Equitable Development, an event that brought together 80 local government racial equity officers, planning directors, and housing department directors.
News Release

COG Board adopts regional solar energy goals for 2030

Nov 8, 2023
Officials on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors adopted a set of new regional solar energy goals today, as leaders in metropolitan Washington work to meet the region’s broader climate goals for 2030.
TPB News

New Local Technical Assistance Programs Searchable Database archives TPB planning and design projects

Nov 7, 2023
Elected officials, transportation professionals, TPB committee members, researchers, advocates, and interested community members now have the opportunity to find and read TPB Transportation Land-Use Connections (TLC), Regional Roadway Safety Program (RRSP), and Transit Within Reach (TWR) project reports using a new database.
TPB News

September 2023 TPB meeting recap: freight plan approval, climate grant programs, and cooperative forecast

Nov 6, 2023
The TPB approved the 2023 National Capital Region Freight Plan and heard informational updates on new federal funding to reduce on-road sector greenhouse gas emissions, and a U.S. EPA climate pollution reduction planning grant. The final agenda item was a presentation on the COG Round 10 Cooperative Forecasts of Population, Households, and Employment.
News Highlight

Remembering Ron Kirby

Nov 2, 2023
This month, COG is remembering Ron Kirby as we approach the ten-year mark of his unexpected passing on November 11, 2013.

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