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Mar 21, 2017

The Transportation Planning Board’s March meeting was rescheduled to Wednesday, March 29, due to inclement weather. An updated agenda and meeting materials will be posted on the Thursday before the meeting. Here’s a recap of what's coming up

Mar 21, 2017

The military uses them. So do aerial photographers and filmmakers. And this year they featured prominently in the Super Bowl halftime show. But will unmanned aircraft systems—more commonly known as drones—ever take over delivery of packages to our homes and businesses? The TPB’s Freight Subcommittee recently learned more about how consumer demands for greater choices, lower prices, and fast and free delivery are changing the way businesses distribute their products.

Mar 20, 2017

Registration for Bike to Work Day (BTWD) 2017 is officially open. Celebrating its 16th anniversary this year, BTWD is again expected to break participation records as commuters embrace bicycling as a clean, sustainable, and healthy transportation method. The event will be held on May 19.

Mar 15, 2017

Overuse, misuse, and abuse of legally obtained opioids, along with the steady availability of low-cost heroin, fentanyl, and other illegally-obtained narcotics, has resulted in a public health crisis touching every community in the country, including in metropolitan Washington. Regional Primary Care Coalition Executive Director Sharon Zalewski discusses how well-coordinated regional strategies could combat this crisis.

Mar 15, 2017

At the March COG Board of Directors meeting, The Community Foundation and DC Appleseed released the Maximizing WIOA’s Potential Report, which analyzes the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) plans in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

Mar 7, 2017

The TPB’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee recently co-hosted a regional network meeting of Safe Routes to School of Greater Washington. The TPB and Safe Routes to School share goals for improving bicycle and pedestrian safety, and several TPB funding opportunities support projects aimed at making it safer for kids to walk or bike to school.

Mar 1, 2017

As thousands of visitors descended on metropolitan Washington for Inauguration weekend, area homeland security and public safety personnel stood ready to respond to any incidents that might threaten the safety of attendees or residents.

Feb 28, 2017

Just three years into his transportation planning career at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), Lamont Cobb is already making an impact helping local governments plan walkable, transit accessible, and sustainable communities.

Feb 21, 2017

The TPB’s February 15 meeting ran a half-hour over schedule as the board crafted a scope for the future work of its Long-Range Plan Task Force. The board also discussed the regional impacts of Metro’s proposed FY 2018 operating budget.