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There are a number of ways to keep informed about COG, its members, and programs. The Newsroom feed lists news releases and highlights as well as TPB News articles. A variety of content is also available through digital subscriptions.

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COG's Podcast: Think Regionally

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COG's podcast, Think Regionally, raises awareness about metropolitan Washington's biggest challenges and focuses on solutions. The podcast, which is hosted by former Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney, features local government, business, and non-profit leaders talking about a variety of timely topics, including the region's economy, racial equity, transportation, housing, and climate change.

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Newsroom Archives

News Highlight

Podcast: Strengthening regional transit through DMVMoves

Jul 19, 2024
On this episode of Think Regionally, host Robert McCartney speaks with COG Executive Director Clark Mercer and WMATA General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke about DMVMoves, their organizations’ new joint initiative to create a unified vision and sustainable funding model for the region’s transit network.
TPB News

June 2024 TPB meeting recap: Visualize 2050, Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan

Jul 18, 2024
At the June meeting, the TPB voted to adopt an amended resolution pertaining to the inclusion of the I-95/I-495 Southside Express Lanes Project in the Air Quality Conformity Analysis of Visualize 2050 and approved the Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan (TRIP).
News Release

TPB approves nearly $10 million for projects in Maryland that reduce greenhouse gases, offer transportation alternatives

Jul 17, 2024
Regional board selects projects to receive funding through two federal transportation programs
TPB News

TPB relaunches Community Leadership Institute and welcomes enthusiastic 2024 cohort

Jul 1, 2024
On April 25, 30, and May 2, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) held its first Community Leadership Institute (CLI) in five years. Community leaders from Charles County to Frederick, to Manassas and jurisdictions in between met at the COG training center to learn about transportation decision-making for roadway, transit, and personal mobility projects and services.
News Highlight

Survey seeks input to inform DMVMoves initiative

Jun 27, 2024
The 10-minute survey asks participants about their experiences using transportation in the Metropolitan Washington area.
News Release

DC region receives historic HUD investment in affordable housing

Jun 26, 2024
PRO Housing grant program to accelerate regional action on equitable housing opportunity
News Release

TPB approves new plan to help make surface transportation more resilient to natural hazards

Jun 20, 2024
The Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan is one of the first of its kind in the nation.
News Release

COG, WMATA hold first DMVMoves regional Task Force meeting

Jun 11, 2024
Yesterday, the regional task force overseeing DMVMoves, a joint initiative of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), held its inaugural meeting at the Arlington County Bozman Government Center.
News Highlight

Podcast: Protecting our water on all shores

Jun 11, 2024
In this episode of Think Regionally, host Robert McCartney with Montgomery County Councilmember Natali Fani-González, WSSC Water General Manager Kishia Powell, and manager of COG's Anacostia Restoration Program Phong Trieu on the roles each of us play in the multi-pronged effort to protect the region's waterways and drinking water.
News Release

COG, WMATA unveil DMVMoves website

Jun 6, 2024
In advance of the inaugural meeting of their DMVMoves Task Force on June 10, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) today unveiled a new website for the organizations’ joint initiative to create a unified vision and sustainable funding model for the region’s network of more than a dozen different transit systems. COG and WMATA officials announced the initiative during a historic joint meeting of their boards of dire

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