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Dec 12, 2012

OPM recognized for close coordination with area officials to improve incident management in the metropolitan Washington region.

Dec 12, 2012

Alice Rivlin, a senior economist at the Brookings Institution and an expert on the federal budget, said she believes the President and Congressional leaders will reach an agreement to avoid the mandatory tax and spending cuts known as the Fiscal Cliff. Speaking at COG’s Annual Meeting, Rivlin called the budgetary predicament they face an “artificial, elementary problem.” (Video clip included)

Dec 10, 2012

Travelers in the Washington region will face considerably more roadway and transit congestion in coming decades if current planning and funding trajectories are allowed to continue.

Dec 7, 2012

COG's 2012 Board Chairman and incoming Executive Director appear on Viewpoint to talk about metropolitan Washington's future, focusing particularly on the region's economy, the impending fiscal cliff, and Economy Forward , COG's plan to make the region more competitive in a new era of decreased federal spending.

Dec 3, 2012

A group of current or emerging citizen leaders and other interested individuals from around the Washington region gathered recently to learn about how transportation decisions are made in the region and how to become more involved in the decision-making process.

Nov 29, 2012

Analysis shows that congestion will continue to worsen in the region for both highways and transit without additional funding for transportation and changes to land use patterns.

Nov 26, 2012

A new website and smartphone application to help visitors of the federally-owned cultural, historic, and recreational attractions in the Washington region find ways other than by car to get to those sites could become a reality if the Transportation Planning Board and the National Park Service receive a federal grant for which they jointly applied earlier this year.

Nov 14, 2012

The COG Board was briefed on findings and recommendations in a draft report on Verizon 9-1-1 service gaps during and following the June 29, 2012 Derecho storm. Click on this link to view the draft report.​

Nov 14, 2012

The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments today named Chuck Bean, currently president of the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, as its executive director. Board members praised Bean’s long record of building regional partnerships, his intense focus on preparedness, and his role as a successful problem-solver. He will succeed David J. Robertson, who is stepping down from the post after 10 years.

Nov 12, 2012

At 7.7 miles, the average length of a one-way trip by car in the Washington region is well within the range of a typical electric vehicle on a single battery charge, according to a recent Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments report assessing the region's readiness for more widespread use of electric vehicles.