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At its November 17 meeting, the Transportation Planning Board approved more than $6.6 million in federal grant funding for projects that expand mobility options for seniors and people with disabilities.

As metropolitan Washington’s population grew over the last decade it also became even more diverse, according to 2020 U.S. Census data analyzed by COG. COG’s new report, Our Changing Region, reveals several takeaways about the region’s population, its diversity, and how it is distributed across the region’s jurisdictions, using maps and analysis.

Metropolitan Washington’s population is expected to grow by more than 10 percent by the end of this decade. This episode is all about the strategy to plan more housing, more communities, near high-capacity transit.

A new Street Smart campaign is telling drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists to watch out for each other.​

Document will assist federal agencies prepare transportation plans for campuses and facilities.

Last month, the City of Alexandria took the bold step to eliminate all fares on its DASH bus system. Behind the scenes, the TPB's Transportation Land-Use Connections (TLC) program played an important role in making that change happen.

At its October meeting, the TPB approved a resolution calling for the optimization of land around high-capacity transit stations and the elevation of Equity Emphasis Areas in the planning process.

Area officials voted to create a permanent COG committee focused on improving the region’s food security and a fund devoted to supporting this work.