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May 23, 2017

The TPB approved eight projects to receive technical assistance through its Transportation/Land-Use Connections (TLC) program. Included among this year’s recipients are some familiar kinds of TLC projects as well as a few innovative ideas.

May 23, 2017

Commercial construction in the metropolitan Washington region is beginning to rebound, increasing 69 percent between 2015 and 2016, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) 2016 Commercial Construction Indicators Report. The report looks at trends in location, structure type, and size of new commercial development – completed non-residential projects, including office, retail, industrial, healthcare, and hospitality properties – in metropolitan Washington.

May 19, 2017

Today, 18,700 metropolitan Washington area commuters participated in one of the nation’s largest Bike to Work Day (BTWD) events. Since 2001, BTWD registration and pit stops have increased exponentially – from over a few hundred registrants and five pit stops in 2001 to more than 18,700 registrants and 85 pit stops in 2017.

May 18, 2017

More than 85 pit stops–including several new locations east of the Anacostia River–will welcome Bike to Work Day (BTWD) event participants this Friday, May 19.

May 17, 2017

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) approved $370,000 in funding for eight projects, including one from the District of Columbia, four from Maryland, and three from Virginia, through the TPB’s Transportation/Land-use Connections (TLC) Program.

May 16, 2017

Members of the COG Board of Directors talked about efforts to help restore Metro to a world-class transit system with former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and a panel of area business leaders during the May board meeting.

May 11, 2017

Governor Hogan, Governor McAuliffe, and Mayor Bowser spoke at the COG-organized event, which drew about 500 participants.

May 10, 2017

Foster parents from 10 jurisdictions across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia were honored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) as the region’s 2017 Foster Parents of the Year.

May 10, 2017

According to a 2017 report by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), there are 11,128 persons experiencing homelessness in the area – a 9 percent decrease (or 1,087 people) from 2016.

May 5, 2017

Thousands of metropolitan Washington area commuters are expected to take to the streets on their bicycles Friday, May 19 for Bike to Work Day 2017 (BTWD)—and many will be biking to work for the very first time.