COG Board Adopts Region Forward
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Noon the COG Board adopted Region Forward: A Comprehensive Guide for Regional Planning and Measuring Progress in the 21st Century. The next step includes local jurisdictional endorcement of the Greater Washington 2050 Compact.

Region Forward ©
COG Board Resolution

October 14, 2009 at Noon: COG Board Releases Region Forward Draft for Public Comment
Please join us on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Noon as the COG Board releases the Greater Washington 2050 Region Forward © Draft for Public Comment. Click here for directions and more information about the COG Board meeting.

Region Forward Draft ©
Read the Press Release

Media Coverage:
Officials Set To Determine What Region Really Needs
Coalition Sets 40-Year Goals for Region (WAMU)
Moving the Region Forward (COG Podcast)
Looking Ahead to 2050 (News 8 Video)
Viewpoint (NBC 4)
In 2050, the region will be a web, but how strong?
New 2050 Regional Plan: Will it Change Anything?

June 22, 2009 Greater Washington 2050 Featured
on the Kojo Nnamdi Show
David Robertson and Members of the Greater Washington 2050 Coalition were featured WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi Show discussing the future of the region. What will DC look like 40 years from now? The metro area could be coping with an additional 1.5 million residents, climate change and new transportation nightmares.

Listen to the Show Online
Guests:
David Robertson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
Jim Dinegar, President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade
Barbara Favola, Member of the Arlington County Board
Alan Imhoff, Alderman, City of Frederick

June – September, Local Government & Stakeholder Outreach
David Robertson, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, has been introducing the Greater Washington 2050 effort to the public and jurisdictions. The Power Point presentationcan can be downloaded below. To request a briefing, please contact Paul DesJardin at 202-962-3293.

Greater Washington 2050 Presentation

May 28 Northern Virginia Regional Commission
June 4 National Capital Planning Commission
June 9 City of Alexandria – City Council
June 16 Arlington County – County Board
July 7 Loudoun County – County Board
July 13 City of Falls Church – City Council
July 14 Montgomery County – County Council
July 14 Prince George's County – County Council
July 20 Fairfax County – County Board
July 21 Prince William County – County Board
July 28 Frederick County – County Council
July 29 Greater Washington Board of Trade
Aug. 20 Greater Washington Board of Trade
Sept.21 Greenbelt, Bowie, College Park – City Council

Friday, May 1, 2009 Press Conference
Members of the Coalition release major findings from a regional attitudinal survey titled, Priorities for a Growing Region. The press conference introduced the Greater Washington 2050 and will kick off regional briefings.

Read the Press Release
Priorities for a Growing Region - Regional Survey Report
Survey Presentation

Media Coverage
Report: Local residents speak out about what they think the region's leaders should be focusing on (Video)
Poll Finds Schools, Safety Top Area's List
Survey: Transportation, education top list of priorities for D.C.-area residents
Traffic ranks as region's No. 1 issue, survey finds
D.C. now the hub of a region awash in ... happiness?
Transportation No. 1 challenge, survey says
Affordable Housing (Not Quite) a Top Priority in the DC Area