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Jun 4, 2012

COG Transportation Planning Director discussed regional trends as well as data from recent household travel surveys.

May 31, 2012

This month metro Washington joins the rest of the country in graduating thousands of students with degrees in higher education which plays an integral role in helping the region’s economy thrive. ​

May 28, 2012

In-depth surveys of household travel behavior conducted by the Transportation Planning Board in ten strategically-chosen areas around the Washington region will help planners and local officials better understand neighborhood-level travel patterns in ways that no other existing survey can. The results will inform efforts by local jurisdictions to plan for future growth and to identify strategies for meeting future transportation needs.

May 22, 2012

The annual count of the region’s homeless population found that a significant percentage of the 11830 homeless persons in metro Washington are employed.

May 21, 2012

The elected officials and transportation agency representatives who sit on the Transportation Planning Board agree: designing, building, and operating streets that enable safe access for all users and potential users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of diverse ages and abilities, should be a goal of every local jurisdiction and transportation agency in the Washington region.

May 21, 2012

COG hosted a workshop on planning for the local impacts of climate change on May 21. It focused on water, land use, and transportation planning implications of potential changes in precipitation patterns, sea level rise, flooding, and water quality in metropolitan Washington.

May 18, 2012

Commuters swapped gas pedals for bike pedals in the metropolitan Washington region today, as 12,700 cycled to work for the annual Bike to Work Day event. More people than ever before participated in this year’s event which promotes bicycling as a healthy, low cost commute alternative.

May 16, 2012

Presentation at May Transportation Planning Board meeting highlighted findings from a household travel survey of subareas throughout metropolitan Washington, such as Logan Circle in the District, Frederick, Maryland, and Woodbridge, Virginia, showing how area residents commute (drive alone, carpool, transit, walking, biking, other) as well as other household data.

May 16, 2012

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) approves a policy aimed at creating streets that accommodate auto, transit, walking, and biking users.

May 16, 2012

More governments are advancing renewable energy projects and adopting green building and fleet policies according to the Climate and Energy Workplan: 2011 Progress Report .