How Local Governments Can Plan for Electric Vehicles

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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.

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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.

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News Highlight

May 4, 2011

COG hosted a forum on April 29, to discuss how local governments in the region can plan for and encourage the use of electric vehicles. Participants at the forum included representatives from local governments, utilities, and electric vehicle suppliers. For presentations from the forum, click here.

To view a WUSA 9 video piece featuring Falls Church Vice Mayor David Snyder and other forum participants, click here. News Channel 8 also covered the event. See their video piece here.

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