About Us

COG is the one place in metropolitan Washington that regularly brings leaders together to develop solutions to the region's major challenges. COG prepares plans enabling the region to receive federal funding, provides members with research and data to inform decision-making, and offers a wide range of programs, including commuter services, cooperative purchasing, technical assistance and grants, and public outreach campaigns.

Transportation

Through the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), area officials, planners, and engineers ensure a well-managed and maintained transportation system. The TPB, which is staffed by COG, conducts the federally mandated transportation planning process for the region and ensures the uninterrupted flow of federal transportation funds that area jurisdictions receive.

Environment

COG's work engages leaders in various environmental fields from water quality experts to climate scientists. Together, they are advancing regional efforts to restore local waterways, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change, promote recycling, and enhance and preserve green space and agriculture.

Community

Area officials and experts, including planning and housing directors and child welfare and health officials, work together with their counterparts at COG to help shape stronger communities throughout the region.

Homeland Security & Public Safety

COG brings police chiefs, fire chiefs, emergency managers, and other leaders together as part of its work to strengthen regional public safety coordination, homeland security planning, and emergency communication.

Cooperative Forecasting and Data Subcommittee

The Cooperative Forecasting and Data Subcommittee (CFDS) is a technical subcommittee to the Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee (PDTAC) and the Region Forward Coalition. The committee is responsible for preparing 25-year population and employment forecasts at the transportation analysis zone (TAZ) level for COG region. The latest cooperative forecasting round is Round 10.0 and was approved by the COG Board of Directors on June 14, 2023.

The committee is composed of planners and demographers from COG member jurisdictions.

District of Columbia Office of Planning
Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management
Frederick County Department of Community Development
Montgomery County Planning Department
City of Gaithersburg Department of Planning and Code Administration
City of Rockville Department of Planning and Development Services
Prince George's County Planning Department
Arlington County Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development
Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development
Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget
Loudoun County Department of Management and Budget
Prince William County Planning Office
City of Alexandria Department of Planning and Zoning
City of Fairfax Department of Community Development and Planning
City of Falls Church Community Planning and Economic Development Services
City of Manassas Department of Community Development
City of Manassas Park Development Services Division

Other jurisdictions, agencies, and MPOs that participate include:

Maryland Department of Planning
Northern Virginia Planning Commission
Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Calvert County

The CFDS normally meets either the first or second Tuesday of the month.

Cooperative Forecasting and Data Subcommittee

Featured Documents

Growth Trends: Cooperative Forecasting in Metropolitan Washington

Cooperative Forecasting Technical Resources

Committee Members

Staff