Transportation

Regional Planning Approach

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the region, and plays an important role as the regional forum for transportation planning. The TPB prepares plans and programs that the federal government must approve in order for federal-aid transportation funds to flow to the Washington region.

The TPB's planning activities must follow regulations and meet standards set forth in federal law. The TPB works with more than 20 local jurisdictions, two states and the District of Columbia, and multiple transportation agencies to develop a policy framework that will guide transportation decision making in the National Capital Region for decades to come.

News & Multimedia

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    TPB Releases Draft Regional Transportation Priorities Plan for Comment

    July 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...

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    Input by D.C. Area Residents Shaping Transportation Priorities Plan

    July 17, 2013

    For the Regional Transportation Priorities Plan , survey participants identified transit crowding, roadway congestion, and Metro and highway maintenance as top...

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    Karen Young: COG is Moving the Region Forward

    May 3, 2013

    Contrary to John Slidell’s April 12 Guest Comment claiming that “there is almost no one in this region who wakes up every day thinking about what the region...

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    Karen Young: COG is Moving the Region Forward

    May 3, 2013

    Board Chairwoman's op-ed in Washington Business Journal highlights the Council of Governments' ability to bring area leaders together and address key...

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