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Jun 8, 2022

Regional program made possible through more than $650,000 from Amazon Housing Equity Fund.

May 31, 2022

Visualize 2045 long-range transportation plan update integrates maps into the plan report itself, through a Story Map, and through an interactive project map. All provide geographic tours of responses received during the plan's Voices of the Region public engagement activities and the plan’s transportation project list.

May 31, 2022

The TPB’s May 18 meeting centered on approval of the 2022 update of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the National Capital Region, Visualize 2045 long-range transportation plan update comments, and discussion of transportation sector greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals and strategies. In addition, the TPB received a first look at the draft Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program performance measure targets for 2022 – 2025.

May 19, 2022

As gas prices hit record highs, thousands of metro DC commuters will ride their bikes to work this Friday, May 20

May 11, 2022

Foster parents from 10 jurisdictions across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia have been named 2022 Foster Parents of the Year by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).​

May 11, 2022

According to a new report by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), there are 7,605 people experiencing homelessness in the region in 2022, the fewest recorded in over two decades. More than 24,000 people who were formerly experiencing homelessness are now residing in permanent housing.​

May 3, 2022

After more than two years, it feels like life in metropolitan Washington is nearly back to normal in many ways. But even as the pandemic recedes, it will have long-lasting impacts on our region. One of the biggest changes is likely to be an increase in people using telework to do more of their jobs from home. That would significantly affect not only how people work, but also where they choose to live and locate jobs.

Apr 28, 2022

Visualize 2045, the metropolitan Washington region’s draft long-range transportation plan update, is available for comment through May 1. The 2022 update builds on the 2018 Visualize 2045 plan. With the past plan as its foundation, what is new or what stands out in the 2022 update? In brief, the latest Visualize 2045 plan marks recent progress in improved air quality, emphasizes transportation’s role in climate change, recognizes growing regional interest in bicycling and walking.

Apr 28, 2022

TPB members approved 11 projects for Transportation Land-Use Connections (TLC) Program funding, received a report on the Climate Change Mitigation Goals and Strategies survey results, and heard an overview of Visualize 2045, the draft long-range transportation plan update.

Apr 26, 2022

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) launched the Street Smart campaign, which combines public education with increased enforcement of traffic laws.