News Release COG Board Votes to Support 9-1-1 Communications Infrastructure Planning Sep 10, 2014 The Council of Governments Board of Directors today endorsed a study to dramatically expand the functionality of the region’s 9-1-1 emergency call centers to allow them to receive emergency text messages and eventually to handle video and location information.
TPB News Regional Solicitation Underway for Federal "Enhanced Mobility" Grant Funding TPB Weekly Report Sep 8, 2014 The Transportation Planning Board recently began accepting applications for funding under a new federal program aimed at addressing the transportation needs of persons with limited mobility resulting from old age or physical or mental disability.
Region Forward Blog Time-lapse Through Activity Centers Metro Center as Activity Center. (photo and video by Bryan Hayes) Sep 4, 2014 To best accommodate future growth take advantage of our transportation infrastructure protect our environment and bolster our economy metropolitan Washington must concentrate more development in Activity Centers.
TPB News Metroway, Region's First BRT Line, Gets Start With TIGER Help TPB Weekly Report Sep 1, 2014 The Washington region's first bus rapid transit line, known as Metroway, recently opened to passengers in Northern Virginia, with help in part from a federal TIGER grant received by the Transportation Planning Board.
Region Forward Blog Metroway Bringing BRT to the Region Elected Officials from Alexandria and Arlington are joined by state and Metro staff at the opening of Metroway. Aug 27, 2014 For the first time in our region an international best practice for public transportation has hit the ground in the City of Alexandria and Arlington County: bus rapid transit (BRT). The new BRT service known as Metroway and operated by Metro is now providing high-frequency bus service in the busy Route 1 corridor between Crystal City and Braddock Road some of it in dedicated bus lanes to bypass traffic in regular travel lanes. The new service provides high-quality cost effective transit inc
TPB News Millions Worldwide to Go Car-Free or "Car-Lite" on Monday, Sept. 22 TPB Weekly Report Aug 25, 2014 "Put it away. Uncar for a day."
TPB News Fauquier County Becomes TPB's Newest Voting Member TPB Weekly Report Aug 18, 2014 The Transportation Planning Board recently welcomed Fauquier County, Virginia, as its newest voting member, now that a small portion of the county has been designated under federal law as part of the TPB's official planning area.
Region Forward Blog Officials See Connections Between Local Waterways and Chesapeake Bay UMCES Aug 13, 2014 Spanning rivers streams creeks runs lakes and reservoirs the COG Region’s water quality is of prime importance to local jurisdictions. Not only does water quality involve local policy and work in our own region the water in Metropolitan Washington contributes to the health of an entire aquatic ecosystem and national treasure: Chesapeake Bay.
Region Forward Blog Join COG at the 2014 Ecodistricts Summit in DC this September 24-26 The District of Collaboration Aug 13, 2014 This September 24-26 the District of Columbia and the surrounding region will host the sixth annual EcoDistricts Summit a unique gathering of the world’s most innovative city makers.
TPB News The Silver Line: Expanding Travel Options and Strengthening Activity Centers TPB Weekly Report Aug 11, 2014 It took almost 50 years for Metro's new Silver Line to turn from long-range planning idea into reality. The project entered the region's Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan (CLRP) in 1999, marking the point at which funding was reasonably expected to be available for the project.