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Aug 6, 2013

Council of Governments Executive Director Chuck Bean and staff took a tour of regional energy assets in Charles County Maryland in July which highlighted the integration of power sources that keep the lights on in Metropolitan Washington. From a recently installed solar farm to the wind turbine in Newburg the tour showed that energy production in Charles County is also increasingly sustainable. County Commissioner Ken Robinson was pleased to share that in Charles County “citizens can be extr​

Aug 5, 2013

The Transportation Planning Board in July approved 20 major roadway or bicycle and pedestrian projects in Virginia and the District of Columbia to add to the region's constrained long-range transportation plan, or CLRP.

Aug 1, 2013

Last month the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments approved an update to the Cooperative Forecast of employment households and population. The forecast is primarily used for transportation modeling where it determines how many people are likely to live in each part of the region and where they are likely to travel. This tool also lends insight to other infrastructure and service planning initiatives because it is a best guess of how much growth is likely to occur and where it is li​

Aug 1, 2013

The Washington Post, Frederick News-Post , and WAMU highlight draft plan's strategies and recommendations during its public comment period.

Jul 30, 2013

On July 26 members of the Region Forward Coalition met in the Mosaic District where they discussed—and witnessed firsthand— the transformation of Merrifield-Dunn Loring into a vibrant Activity Center. Chairman of the Fairfax County Board Sharon Bulova told the Coalition “ In Fairfax County our future is in redevelopment. As we grow we look for opportunities to build mixed-use walkable transit-oriented development to give people options other than driving alone in their cars to get places.”​

Jul 29, 2013

Between now and August 23, stakeholders, advocacy groups, and interested members of the general public are invited to review and comment on the Transportation Planning Board's draft Regional Transportation Priorities Plan, the culmination of a multi-year effort to identify the best strategies for addressing the region's most pressing transportation challenges.

Jul 25, 2013

Officials are seeking feedback on the draft Regional Transportation Priorities Plan , a new effort informed by the public to identify strategies that will address metropolitan Washington’s major transportation challenges. On July 24, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) has released the plan for a 30-day public comment period that will close on Friday, August 23.

Jul 24, 2013

Officials discussed the links between water resources and climate and energy issues at the first joint meeting of the two regional policy committees. Fairfax County Vice Chair Penny Gross and Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, the Chairs of the two committees, stressed the need for their groups to work together to advance mutual goals, such as energy efficiency and water and electric power resiliency.

Jul 22, 2013

Nine local jurisdictions in the Washington region will receive technical assistance under the Transportation Planning Board's Transportation/Land-Use Connections Program for projects that strive to enable transportation systems and development patterns to support one another more effectively. The TLC Program has, over the years, provided technical assistance for projects that explore everything from ways to promote transit-oriented development to making roadways safer for cyclists and pedestrian​

Jul 19, 2013

Over a quarter of commuters interviewed—27 percent—reported working from home or working remotely “at least occasionally” according to the most recent State of the Commute survey conducted by Commuter Connections, a program of the Transportation Planning Board at the Council of Governments.