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Feb 2, 2021

A new food and agriculture committee launched by the COG Board of Directors last fall has identified its priorities, which include addressing food insecurity, supporting small farmers, and building on previous work to strengthen the region’s food system.

Jan 27, 2021

Ya comentamos qué es y qué hace la Junta de Planificación de Transporte (Transportation Planning Board, TPB). Pero la gente se pregunta cómo se desarrollan los proyectos. La planificación del transporte es todo lo que tiene que suceder antes de dar inicio a cualquier proyecto.

Jan 27, 2021

El comienzo de un año nuevo es un buen momento para volver a ponernos en contacto. A continuación, le presentamos una introducción sobre quiénes somos y qué hacemos.

Jan 26, 2021

At its January meeting the TPB approved new members for the Community Advisory Committee. It also received briefings on a multi-sectoral study of the impacts Covid-19 has had on the region and on the Unified Planning and Work Program. 2021 TPB Chair Charles Allen presided over the first meeting of 2021.​

Jan 14, 2021

At its January meeting, the COG Board of Directors received a briefing on COVID vaccination efforts from Loudoun County Heath Director Dr. David Goodfriend, who serves on the COG Health Officials Committee.

Jan 13, 2021

At its virtual January meeting, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors elected District of Columbia Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. as its Chair for 2021.

Jan 13, 2021

Officials on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, an association representing 24 local governments in the D.C. region, issued a statement to amplify this message to urge Americans not to come into Washington, D.C. for the 2021 Inauguration.

Jan 12, 2021

The TPB is soliciting project ideas to receive technical assistance through the Transportation Land-use Connections program (TLC). New this year, the TLC program is adding selection criteria to reflect the TPB approved National Capital Trail Network map and focus on improving walking and biking to transit in Transit Access Focus Areas.

Dec 28, 2020

New data released in the 28th-annual “How Safe are Our Roads?” Report prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) shows an increase in DUI fatalities.