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May 27, 2013

The number of bicycle commuters in the Washington region is growing, as indicated by the success of the thirteenth annual Bike to Work Day and by a recent analysis of Census data by the Transportation Planning Board.

May 23, 2013

Action by Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee final step in getting recognition from EPA of the region’s progress in cleaning up the air.

May 20, 2013

Commuters in the Washington region have been shifting -- slowly -- away from driving alone as their primary method of getting to and from work, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau, which was analyzed recently by the Transportation Planning Board.

May 17, 2013

Over 14,500 commuters participated in Friday's Bike to Work Day, the largest number since the first regional Bike to Work Day was held in the Washington metropolitan region in 2000. Attendance at the free event, coordinated by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) grew by 15 percent this year and included cyclists from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia promoting bicycling as a green commute option.

May 15, 2013

Transportation Planning Board analysis also shows changes in driving, carpooling, biking, walking, and working from home in the metropolitan Washington region.

May 14, 2013

A new report shows that although homelessness is continuing to decline in the region it remains a major problem and two key obstacles – sequestration and a lack of affordable housing – could impede local jurisdictions’ goals to end homelessness within a decade.

May 13, 2013

A long-term vision for the future of Prince George's County, spelled out by county planners in 2002, calls for nodes of concentrated residential and commercial development connected by high-quality, high-frequency transit service -- expanded Metrorail or new light rail or bus rapid transit.

May 9, 2013

The 2013 Foster Parents of the Year for metropolitan Washington are honored this month for their commitment to their foster sons and daughters as well as to the children’s birth families.

May 9, 2013

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May 8, 2013

The Washington Post, WTOP, NBC4, ABC7 and other local media outlets highlight the landmark regional wastewater agreement.