News Highlight Remembering Ron Kirby's inquiring mind, sense of fairness Nov 18, 2013 Washington Post feature remembering COG's Ron Kirby.
News Release COG Statement Regarding Ron Kirby Nov 12, 2013 All of the officials and employees of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Transportation Planning Board are devastated by the loss of our colleague, Ron Kirby. Dr. Kirby, one of the region’s leading experts on transportation planning, was a key figure in all aspects of our work on regional planning and collaboration. He guided the work of the Transportation Planning Board for more than 26 years.
Region Forward Blog Region Forward: Advancing Health Workforce and Education Anthony Williams of Public Allies leads a discussion. Nov 6, 2013 Developing human capital in the Washington region is a key element of the Region Forward vision for a prosperous and livable greater Washington.
Region Forward Blog Securing Long Term Affordable Homeownership Opportunities with Shared Equity Chris Anderson of Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs & Elizabeth Oo of the Urban Institute at our event. Nov 5, 2013 As 1.5 million people are set to move into the Washington region by 2040 affordable housing will become critical for maintaining an educated middle class workforce. Shared equity homeownership is a tool that local governments can use that allows homes to remain affordable to middle and lower income households on a long-term basis. It does this by preserving affordable housing in areas where rising prices are forcing lower income households out of the market such as in the high cost Washington
TPB News "Safe Routes to School" Programs Make Walking and Biking to School Easier and Safer TPB Weekly Report Nov 4, 2013 More than 70 transportation planners, health policy advocates, and representatives from school districts across the Washington region came together on October 29 to discuss ways to make it easier and safer for children to walk and bike to and from school.
Region Forward Blog COG Convenes the Region to Focus on Transportation Priorities Activity Centers Part 2 COG Executive Director Chuck Bean at the Economy Forward Event Oct 30, 2013 As promised in an earlier Yardstick post here are the results from our September 27 th event Economy Forward: Help Shape the Future of the Region. America Speaks an organization which captures opinion data with live electronic polling helped facilitate the gathering and recorded these instant survey results.
TPB News Comparing Transit Forecasts Made 20 Years Ago to Actual Ridership in 2010 TPB Weekly Report Oct 28, 2013 A lot goes into predicting how people will travel around the region decades from now.
News Highlight Firestine, Peacor Win IRE Leadership Awards Oct 25, 2013 During the graduation ceremony of COG's Institute for Regional Excellence on October 25, Montgtomery County Chief Administrative Officer Tim Firestine and Prince William County Executive Melissa Peacor were honored with leadership awards.
News Release Council of Governments and Area Utilities Encourage Residents to Participate in Drug Take Back Day Oct 24, 2013 Regional water supply and wastewater officials applaud the Drug Enforcement Administration's efforts for keeping potential contaminants out of the water life cycle. Take Back Day is October 26.
News Release Local Officials Urge Drivers, Pedestrians, and Cyclists To Look Out for Each Other Oct 22, 2013 With Daylight Saving Time ending on November 3, school back in session, and Halloween around the corner, regional safety officials came together to remind drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists to pay extra attention to one another on area roadways.