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Jan 30, 2013

Area governments and homeless service providers will begin conducting the annual enumeration or count of the metropolitan Washington region’s homeless population at area shelters. Some of the street and unsheltered count will take place on Thursday due to forecasted inclement weather.

Jan 28, 2013

In a recent study of public opinion regarding congestion pricing, the Transportation Planning Board found cautious receptivity to the idea of charging Washington area drivers new fees to use the region's roads as a way to manage worsening congestion and to pay for much-needed transportation improvements.​

Jan 23, 2013

A new TPB study, What do People Think About Congestion Pricing? , indicates that metropolitan Washington's residents are more open to better-known solutions for raising revenue and reducing congestion, such as adding toll lanes and increasing the gas tax.

Jan 21, 2013

The majority of air travelers in the Washington region say that proximity to their hotel, place of business, or home matters most in choosing which of the region's three major airports to use, according to the results of a 2011 Transportation Planning Board air passenger survey.

Jan 17, 2013

Released for Public Comment: Draft 2013 Financially Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan (CLRP) and FY13-18 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Project Inputs, and Draft Scope of Work for Air Quality Conformity Analysis.

Jan 14, 2013

Between now and 2040, the share of people who drive alone to and from work each day is expected to fall while the share of people who choose to carpool, bicycle, or walk to work will increase, according to the results of the Transportation Planning Board's latest travel forecasts. The share of people who take transit is expected to remain roughly the same.

Jan 10, 2013

The FCC concluded that the failure of Verizon and other telephone companies to provide sufficient, dependable back-up power and their failure to adequately monitor the transmission networks serving local 9-1-1 call centers was responsible for outages following the derecho storm in June. The report also said the telecommunications carriers had failed to adopt the voluntary actions the agency has recommended for years. (Links to COG and FCC reports included)

Jan 9, 2013

Many of the Activity Centers are expected to experience major growth in coming decades, including areas around the Silver Line in Virginia, Green Line in Maryland and NoMa in D.C.

Jan 9, 2013

At its January 2013 meeting, the COG Board elected City of Frederick Alderman Karen Lewis Young as its Chairwoman for 2013. Young is the first Frederick City or County official to lead the Council of Governments. “I look forward to working closely with my colleagues on both sides of the Potomac on crucial, regional issues that know no boundaries, like the economy, transportation, energy, and the environment,” she said. The COG Board also elected its 2013 Vice Chairmen—Phil Mendelson and Bill Eu​

Jan 8, 2013

Regional leaders voted today to approve an updated set of Activity Centers for metropolitan Washington.* These 141 Centers include existing urban centers traditional towns transit hubs as well as areas expecting future growth.