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Jul 10, 2013

At the July COG Board of Directors meeting, Donna Edwards (D-MD 4th District) stressed that “all Metro stops must be ready to embrace transit-oriented development so we all have a shared equity in where jobs are located.” Transit-oriented development is a centerpiece of the Council’s Region Forward initiative, which works with the area’s cities and counties to encourage concentrating transportation, retail outlets, housing and employment in Activity Centers, instead of encouraging sprawl across​

Jul 10, 2013

Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook, D.C. Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Patrick Burke, and Metro Transit Police Strategic Executive Officer Amy Philips presented the report to the COG Board and noted that the crime rate has dropped from 25.01 crimes per 1,000 persons in 2011 to 23.65 crimes per 1,000 persons in 2012.

Jul 8, 2013

Washington area drivers are encountering less traffic and spending less time stuck in it, according to a recent Transportation Planning Board study that found significant declines in travel delay on area roads between 2010 and 2012.

Jul 5, 2013

Board Member's op-ed in Washington Business Journal highlights Economy Forward , the Council of Governments' call to action for a more competitive metropolitan Washington. As COG Board Chairman, Principi led the Economy Forward effort in 2012. He is a member of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

Jul 1, 2013

Today COG is releasing our climate change adaptation report for the Region. Spurred by a technical assistance grant from EPA in 2010 COG began meeting with member jurisdictions to discuss adaptation planning strategies. The report serves to not only identify the direct effects of climate change but also to advance a dialogue for local resiliency plans in the region.

Jun 26, 2013

In addition, Arlington County's Walter Tejada was re-elected NARC Board Region III Director, representing the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. NARC serves as the national voice for regionalism by advocating for regional cooperation as the most effective way to address a variety of community planning and development opportunities and issues.

Jun 25, 2013

Local business leaders and elected officials attended the 16th Annual Employer Recognition Awards ceremony hosted by the Metropolitan Council of Governments’ Commuter Connections program to recognize employers whose commuter benefits programs were judged to be the best in the region.

Jun 24, 2013

Several transportation agencies in the Washington region are using grant funding awarded under the federal TIGER program to make bus transit a more reliable and convenient travel option for area residents.​

Jun 21, 2013

Solar energy is growing in metropolitan Washington. With over 1600 systems already installed on residential commercial and government buildings the region is on track to meet its goal of encouraging 5000 new renewable energy systems to be installed by 2016. This target was set by the Climate Energy and Environment Committee (CEEPC) at the Council of Governments as part of our 2013-2016 Climate and Energy Action Plan . Local governments are leading by example with 18 of COG’s 22 member jurisd​

Jun 19, 2013

The analysis showed the trend of less driving per person occurred in all parts of the region. The biggest declines occurred in the region’s outer suburbs of Charles, Frederick, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.