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The Transportation Planning Board Chairman's op-ed in the Washington Business Journal highlights the region's coordinated approach to transportation planning and the recently approved TPB Priorities Plan that includes strategies related to roads, mass transit, bicycling, and walking. He also appeared with Commuter Connections Director Nicholas Ramfos on NewsTalk on News Channel 8 to encourage residents to register for the region’s Bike to Work Day on May 16.
Region Shaping Leaders, the combined 2014 Regional Directory and 2013 Annual Report, is available for download on the COG web site. The publication lists the phone numbers and email addresses of area government officials and highlights major regional initiatives in 2013, including COG’s support of the landmark regional Blue Plains wastewater agreement, innovative strategies to encourage more growth in Activity Centers, and a new plan identifying our region’s transportation priorities. Click 
Mary Anne McKown, a manager with more than 22 years of experience, 14 of which included leading homeland security and emergency management projects, has been selected as the Managing Director of the National Capital Region’s Homeland Security Program Management Office (PMO.) The PMO was established last fall to coordinate and direct homeland security programs for the National Capital Region. The PMO will be housed at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
In this Region Forward Q&A, District of Columbia Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Paul Quander, who serves as Chair of the COG Emergency Preparedness Council, discusses coordination across borders, cyber security and innovative public safety policies. Click 