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Dec 14, 2016

Berliner addressed gathering of 200 area leaders at COG Annual Meeting.

Dec 13, 2016

The Transportation Planning Board is scheduled to meet at noon on Wednesday, December 21. The official agenda and all meeting materials will be posted on the Thursday before the meeting. Here’s a quick preview of what’s coming up

Dec 13, 2016

About 40 local planners from across the region gathered on December 8 to share innovative bicycle and pedestrian planning ideas and experiences learned through technical assistance projects funded by the TPB’s Transportation/Land Use Connections (TLC) program. The event, "Fill in the Gaps: Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Across the Region," featured six guest speakers, all of whom highlighted projects that aimed to fill in gaps in the region's bicycle and pedestrian networks.

Dec 8, 2016

COG welcomes the City of Hyattsville as a new adjunct member. Hyattsville Mayor Candace Hollingsworth shares why the city wanted to join COG and what makes Hyattsville unique.

State and regional officials reported a sheen on the surface of the Potomac River on Sunday, November 27, 2016. Officials are monitoring water quality and the time it takes the plume to reach drinking water intakes. Potential changes to downstream water quality are being evaluated and preparations are in place to protect the region’s drinking water.

Dec 1, 2016

TPB traffic researchers looked at how traffic conditions on area roadways played out in the days leading up to Thanksgiving Day. Their analysis points to the best and worst times for holiday getaway travelers to hit the road on their way out of town.

Nov 28, 2016

In this guest post, District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment Green Building and Climate Branch Chief Bill Updike discusses how the agency is planning for and adapting to the effects of a changing climate on local communities and infrastructure.

Nov 22, 2016

Planners from across the region will soon gather to share innovative bicycle and pedestrian planning ideas and experiences learned through technical assistance projects funded by the TPB’s Transportation/Land Use Connections (TLC) program. The next Peer Exchange event will be held December 8 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library in the District of Columbia. The event will focus on projects and approaches aimed at filling gaps in the region’s bicycle network.

Nov 22, 2016

A review of more than 450 written public comments and more than an hour of in-person public comment and board discussion preceded a final vote by the TPB on November 16 to amend the region’s Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan (CLRP).