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Mar 27, 2018

The Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) today elected as its Chairman Christopher A. Hart, who served as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the Obama Administration. Mark V. Rosenker of Virginia, another former NTSB Chairman who served under President George W. Bush and almost a year during President Obama’s first term, was elected the MSC Vice Chairman.

Mar 22, 2018

COG Environmental Programs Director Steve Walz was a guest on The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU where he discussed the state of the region's infrastructure.

Mar 21, 2018

The Metrorail Safety Commission held its inaugural meeting on March 13. COG, which hosted the gathering, continues to help D.C., Maryland, and Virginia establish the new, independent oversight body.

Mar 20, 2018

To ensure the health, well-being, and safety of the public, government employees, and elected officials, COG will study the physical security infrastructure of local government buildings in 2018. At its March meeting, the COG Board of Directors was briefed on a plan for moving this initiative forward, beginning with a regional survey of the security measures and policies in place in each jurisdiction.

Mar 13, 2018

What kinds of cars and trucks are on our region’s roads? TPB planners are interested in understanding the current characteristics of cars, trucks and buses in our region. Knowing this information helps them more accurately forecast mobile emissions and see if our region is meeting its air quality goals. ​

Mar 8, 2018

In this Q&A, COG Board Chairman Matthew Letourneau discusses his regional focus areas for the year, including managing traffic incidents and securing local government buildings.

Mar 8, 2018

Will 2018 be the year for Metro dedicated funding? The next few days and weeks hold the answer, and COG continues to do its part to help advance the regional effort.

Mar 6, 2018

COG's Interoperable Communications Regional Programmatic Working Group discussed its efforts to improve efficiency and reliability of interoperable communications during emergency response in an issue of the DomPrep Journal.

Mar 5, 2018

Before the TPB approves its new long-range transportation plan, Visualize 2045, staff will complete two analyses. One will test the financially constrained element for its effect on the region’s air quality and the second will quantify forecasted changes in the transportation system.