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.  

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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.

Visit the video series page


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.

Visit the podcast page


Newsroom Archives

  • News Release

    PicMe Project Joins in Celebrating November as National Adoption Month

    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.

  • TPB News

    TLC Promoting Non-Auto Travel Options in Region's Suburban Communities

    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.

  • Region Forward Blog

    Metropolitan Washington Continues to Lead on LEED and Other Green Energy Initiatives

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    For the past several years COG has tracked the region’s progress in addressing climate change and meeting the ambitious goals of its 2008 National Capital Region Climate Change Report . In this year’s Climate and Energy Progress Report COG for the first time also compared metropolitan Washington to other regions around the nation.

  • News Release

    Barbara Donnellan Wins Visionary Leadership Awar

    Barbara Donnellan, Arlington County’s County Manager, received the 2014 Visionary Leadership Award on October 17, a prize that recognizes top government officials for their outstanding contributions to metropolitan Washington and their home jurisdictions.

  • News Release

    Officials Approve Update to Region's Long-Range Transportation Plan

    At its October meeting, members of the Transportation Planning Board voted to approve the 2014 Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan (CLRP), which includes all regionally significant transportation projects and programs that are planned in metropolitan Washington between 2015 and 2040.

  • TPB News

    Concerted Action Leads to Major Improvements in Region's Air Quality

    Ground-level ozone concentrations in the Washington region exceeded healthy levels on just four days each of the last two summers, down from 43 such "exceedance" days as recently as the summer of 2007, and 67 during the summer of 1998.

  • News Highlight

    In Memoriam: Walter A. Scheiber

    Walter A. Scheiber, the first executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the leader responsible for developing the programs and significant regional influence that mark the organization today, passed away on Wednesday, October 8.

  • News Highlight

    COG Holds Briefing on Ebola, Links to More Information

    At the October COG Board of Directors meeting, area health officials briefed board members on how the National Capital Region has planned for and would respond to an Ebola case. COG also provided officials with an FAQ flyer and is sharing links for further information from federal, state and local authorities.

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