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Jan 7, 2013

When local planners gathered more than 20 years ago to forecast how many people would be living and working in the Washington region in 2010, they underestimated how much the population would swell and were optimistic when it came to how many new jobs there would be.

Jan 2, 2013

Leaders of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments said Congressional action to prevent drastic tax increases on many Americans is an important step, even though it does not prevent the across-the-board federal budget cuts that are likely to hit this region especially hard. (Video clip included)

Dec 26, 2012

Known as home to the federal government major defense contractors biotech firms and universities it may come as a surprise that agriculture also plays a major role in metropolitan Washington’s land use and economy.

Dec 19, 2012

ACPAC meets monthly and advises on air quality, climate and energy issues to policy committees at the Council of Governments.

Dec 19, 2012

Maintenance of existing system and increased capacity to support future growth cited by TPB as critical needs for increased funding. (Video clips included)

Dec 18, 2012

Site will feature region-specific information, analysis by the Council of Governments and other experts, and news and videos, such as Alice Rivlin’s keynote address at COG’s annual meeting.

Dec 18, 2012

Alice Rivlin a senior economist at the Brookings Institution and an expert on the federal budget said she believes the President and Congress will reach an agreement to avoid the mandatory tax and spending cuts known as the Fiscal Cliff. Speaking recently at COG’s Annual Meeting Rivlin called the budgetary predicament a major but also “artificial elementary” problem about which we should all be outraged.

Dec 17, 2012

A recent Transportation Planning Board analysis that shows worsening congestion on the region's roadways and transit systems through 2040 also predicts an overall decline in the average number of jobs that will be reasonably accessible by car, even as more than 1.1 million new jobs are forecast to be added in the region during the period. At the same time, the average number of jobs accessible within a 45-minute trip by transit is expected to grow.

Dec 12, 2012

Gaithersburg City Council Member Cathy Drzyzgula will serve as COG President in 2013. Loudoun County Supervisor Matthew Letourneau and District of Columbia City Administrator Allen Lew will serve as Vice Presidents, while Charles County Board President Candice Kelly will serve as Secretary-Treasurer.

Dec 12, 2012

Fairfax County Supervisor lauded for unprecedented two-year chairmanship of the WMATA Board of Directors during pivotal moment in transit system’s history.