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At its Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Luncheon today, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) presented its highest honors to three area officials and one organization for their service and contributions to the region.

Dec 10, 2020

In COG's annual video, 11 local leaders reflect on the region's work together in 2020.

Dec 10, 2020

COG held its Annual Meeting virtually on December 9, bringing together area elected officials and cross-sector partners to acknowledge the extraordinary challenges faced by the region in 2020 and to recognize the outstanding leaders who worked tirelessly in their communities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 9, 2020

Through their work together on COG’s Health Officials Committee, these public health leaders helped pave the way for a stronger response to COVID-19 in the multi-state, metropolitan Washington region.​

Dec 9, 2020

At its virtual Annual Meeting, members of COG made a donation to the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) to help address hunger in the community and signaled its commitment to partnering more closely with CAFB and other food assistance organizations.

Dec 8, 2020

The update for the region’s long-range transportation plan, Visualize 2045 is reaching an important milestone. At its December meeting, the TPB will take up the Technical Inputs Solicitation and officially kick-off the plan’s development.

Dec 8, 2020

The TPB will take up its fourth set of federally required roadway Safety Targets at its December meeting. Since safety was one of the areas the TPB focused on this year, now is a good time to explain what these targets are used for and to take a look at the facts and figures behind them.

Dec 3, 2020

To build public support for housing action, several organizations, including COG, came together to develop a playbook authored by national expert Dr. Tiffany Manuel of The Case Made to help area leaders—across all sectors—communicate more effectively about housing.

Dec 1, 2020

The new year presents new opportunities for area residents to get involved at COG with planning for the future of the region. Two committees are recruiting members of the public—the Air and Climate Public Advisory Committee and the Transportation Planning Board’s (TPB) Community Advisory Committee. ​

Nov 23, 2020

At its November meeting, the TPB approved changes to the Citizens Advisory Committee to, among other things, change the name to the Community Advisory Committee. The board also approved bike and pedestrian projects in the District of Columbia for funding through the transportation alternatives set aside program and set Transit Safety Targets for the region as part of the federally required Performance Based Planning and Programming.