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Nov 26, 2014

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) is carefully evaluating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to strengthen standards to address ground-level ozone pollution. These proposed standards would better protect the health and welfare of residents of the National Capital Region. Although this region has made tremendous progress in improving its air quality over several decades, the proposed regulations will require additional steps to control harmful emissions.​

Nov 17, 2014

Using newly available, minute-by-minute traffic information from one recent Thanksgiving, researchers at the Transportation Planning Board have identified the busiest times and roadways that Washington area drivers might expect during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Knowing when and where the worst congestion might occur can help both travelers and transportation agencies avoid or manage the worst impacts.

Nov 14, 2014

Officials planners and stakeholders need to consider public health when making decisions about land use transportation and other infrastructure according to Dr. Mark Fenton who spoke at the October meeting of the Region Forward Coalition. Fenton a Tufts University professor spoke to “landscaping a social ecology for health” which includes planning communities with walkable retail public sidewalks bike infrastructure and safe facilities for all age groups.

Nov 12, 2014

At its November meeting, the COG Board of Directors focused on two recent regional housing reports, Joining Forces to Combat Foreclosure: A Look Back at the Capital Area Foreclosure Network and Housing Security in the Washington Region .

Nov 12, 2014

The COG Board of Directors endorsed Washington 2024’s efforts to bring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games to the National Capital Region.

Nov 7, 2014

As Daylight Saving Time ends, local officials look to reduce crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists during darker months. Representatives from COG, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, kicked off the fall campaign on November 7 at Sherman Avenue and Euclid Street in Washington, D.C.

Nov 4, 2014

November is National Adoption Month. It is an annual campaign to increase public awareness of the half million children who are waiting to be adopted from foster care across the country.

Nov 3, 2014

"Slow down and watch for pedestrians."

Nov 3, 2014

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) is re-launching a photo project to highlight and find loving homes for teenagers in foster care across the Washington region in honor of November as National Adoption Month. The PicMe Project will feature 60 second slideshows that will be promoted on the COG website, the PicMe Project Blog and COG social media accounts among others.

Oct 27, 2014

Several planning studies and preliminary engineering projects receiving funding under the Transportation/Land-Use Connections (TLC) Program this year aim to promote non-auto travel options in suburban communities across the region. One of the planning studies will focus on the design and coordination of a new bicycle and pedestrian trail system to serve Montgomery County’s new Life Sciences Center, planned just between Gaithersburg and Rockville.