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Feb 23, 2015

In 1989, the Washington region was growing quickly, with new and mounting demands being placed on its transportation system. Funding was tight, and planners and elected officials at the Transportation Planning Board were looking for ways to do more with less. In December of that year, a successful national policy researcher from the Urban Institute named Jerry Miller joined the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to serve its department of transportation planning and the TPB.

Feb 11, 2015

Solar energy is booming. Just last month, national news outlets ran headlines proclaiming incredible job growth in the solar industry, dropping installation prices, and improved resale value for homes with solar.

Feb 9, 2015

The Transportation Planning Board recently approved the appointments of 15 members -- five each from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia -- to serve on its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the coming year. It also appointed eight alternate members.

Feb 4, 2015

On January 29, COG’s Ronald F. Kirby Training Center was packed with participants attending the Green Purchasing Vendors’ Fair. More than 120 representatives from local governments, school systems, and utilities joined over 30 vendors representing a wide variety of environmentally friendly products and services. COG is sharing resources and tools from the fair to help members implement green purchasing programs

Feb 2, 2015

A number of local efforts to address the specialized transportation needs of older adults and persons with disabilities will receive funding this year under a new federal program known as Enhanced Mobility.​

Jan 26, 2015

The pace of planning and implementing significant bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the Washington region has picked up in recent years, according to a major four-year update of the region's Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, adopted by the Transportation Planning Board last week.