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Oct 28, 2019

The new COG Street Smart campaign launched today focused on educating drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists about the safe use of roadways.

Oct 23, 2019

Three regional housing targets recently adopted by officials at COG work in tandem with the TPB’s Aspirational Initiatives, particularly with the “bring jobs and housing closer together” initiative.

Oct 10, 2019

COG presented the 2019 Climate and Energy Leadership Awards to the Prince George’s County Food Composting Program, Anacostia Coordinating Council, and Fairfax County Public Schools for outstanding efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This year’s awards also recognized projects and programs that engage and serve the region’s underserved communities.

Oct 8, 2019

If you speak with anyone who works on pedestrian safety, they often talk about the three Es: Engineering, Education, Enforcement. At the TPB Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee’s annual Pedestrian Enforcement Workshop on September 27, planners and law enforcement officers from across the region gathered to discuss that third E, enforcement.

Oct 8, 2019

The Community Leadership Institute, or CLI, is a free program designed by TPB staff to engage participants (community leaders) in discussions about transportation planning in the Washington region. Through role-playing and mapping activities, CLI participants learn about how transportation projects are planned, funded, and implemented. One goal of the CLI is to empower community leaders by helping them learn about the transportation planning process.

Oct 7, 2019

COG Transportation Planner Jon Schermann makes an impact on the region’s transportation system, through his work on roadway safety and managing freight deliveries.

Oct 3, 2019

COG, the Board of Trade, and the Consortium of Universities unveiled Connected DMV, the brand for their program to help the region work together on digital technology solutions.

Sep 26, 2019

COG in partnership with the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) launched the first-ever regional learning cohort of more than 100 local government staff and mangers from 11 jurisdictions to advance racial equity and opportunities for all.

Sep 25, 2019

Metropolitan Washington has received global recognition as one of four regions in the United States leading the way on mitigating climate change. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) supported by the European Union’s (EU) International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Program and Bloomberg Philanthropies, named COG and its member governments a “Regional and Metro-Scale Climate Leader.”

Sep 24, 2019

Preliminary data from Commuter Connections’ triannual State of the Commute survey are out. Survey responses show how important it is for our region to provide its residents more options for commuting, and to support policies that focus on moving more people, not cars, throughout the region. The responses show that these efforts are working. And that the region needs to continue to support regional policies that support TPB Aspirational Initiatives.