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Less than a year after being endorsed by the COG Board of Directors and incorporated into Region United: Metropolitan Washington Planning Framework for 2030, Equity Emphasis Areas (EEAs) are becoming part of the region’s planning vocabulary.

In a Q&A with The Washington Post, Executive Director Bean talks about the recovery of the region's transit system, equity in regional planning and investments, and electric vehicles.

A regional group at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) focused on ensuring food security and building a more resilient, connected food and farm economy has urged the Biden Administration to incorporate a set of priorities in a new national strategy that will be announced this fall.

TPB approved approximately $5.1 million dollars in federal funding to fund construction for the Frederick and Pennsylvania Line (F&PL) Trail in Frederick County, Maryland.

Metropolitan Washington is home to a very highly educated workforce and attracts investment from some of the largest technology companies in the world, competing with similar metro regions like Silicon Valley and New York. The region also faces many of the same challenges as its competitors such as high-priced housing, traffic congestion, and widening inequality.

In its third year, COG’s Annual Drinking Water and Wastewater Survey continues to help area water and wastewater utilities understand and respond to residents’ awareness about their water.