Connections: Regional News from COG

Jun 22, 2017

COG's dedicated members and staff make regional partnership and progress possible. To tell their stories, COG's Connections digital newsletter includes special features from our website like blogs, member Q&A’s, videos, and staff profiles. It covers recent action by the COG Board of Directors and initiatives by other boards and committees. It also highlights reports, upcoming events, and media coverage.

Connections is published twice a month. To subscribe to Connections or other newsletters, visit the COG Subscriptions page. 

COG's Principles for Restoring Metro; Chesapeake Bay Program Funding
June 22, 2017

Commercial Construction Report; Kenyan McDuffie Blog on Investing in Human Capital
June 8, 2017

Regional Opioid & Substance Abuse Summit; 2017 Foster Parents of the Year
May 18, 2017

Metro Funding Report; Regional Emergency Exercise
May 4, 2017

COG 60th Anniversary; Dan Sze Op-ed on Chesapeake Bay;
April 20, 2017

Bike to Work Day; Regional Climate and Energy Goals
April 6, 2017

COG 2017 Regional Directory; Regional Primary Care Coalition's Sharon Zalewski 
March 16, 2017

Regional Opioid and Substance Abuse Summit; Public Safety Symposium
March 2, 2017

COG State of the Region: Human Capital Report; Consortium of Universities Blog
February 16, 2017

COG Board Approves 2017 Legislative Priorities; AlexRenew Blog on Sustainability Efforts
February 2, 2017

COG, Partners Release Export Plan; Area Leaders Attend Inauguration Briefing 
January 23, 2017

2016 Year in Review; COG Elects New Leadership
January 5, 2017

2016 COG Annual Meeting, Awards; Q&A with Tim Lovain
December 22, 2016

Hyattsville Joins COG; Derrick L. Davis Op-ed on Metro; DOEE Blog on D.C. Climate Ready Plan
December 8, 2016

Climate and Energy Awards; Metro Operating Hours
November 17, 2016

COG Metrorail Analysis; Roger Berliner Op-ed on Metro; IRE Awards for Leggett, Long
November 3, 2016

Anacostia Accord; Q&A with Brianne Nadeau
October 20, 2016

Latino Health Conference; New Newsletter Announcement 
October 6, 2016

Certified Resolution R37-2017 - Principles on Metro

Jun 14, 2017

COG By-Laws

Jun 14, 2017

By-Laws of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Last revision: June 2017.

FTA's New Freedom Program Case Study

Jun 13, 2017

The case study describes a project by the Jewish Council for the Aging, which received U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) New Freedom funding. 

COG served as the designated recipient for the JARC program in the Washington DC-VA-MD Urbanized Area. The National Capital Transportation Planning Board (TPB) at COG solicited and selected projects that aimed to improve mobility for transportation-disadvantaged groups.  

FTA's JARC Program Case Study

Jun 13, 2017

The case study describes a project by the Dulles Area Transportation Association, which received U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) funding. 

COG served as the designated recipient for the JARC program in the Washington DC-VA-MD Urbanized Area. The National Capital Transportation Planning Board (TPB) at COG solicited and selected projects that aimed to improve mobility for transportation-disadvantaged groups.  

COG Work Program and Budget

Jun 7, 2017

COG's Work Program and Budget is transmitted through the COG Board of Directors' Budget and Finance Committee for review and approval or modification by the board. It highlights recent accomplishments and goals, both in summary and by program, offering an overview of the great value of COG's work along with COG's spending plan. 

Regional Drought and Water Supply Status Outlook

As part of the Metropolitan Washington Water Supply and Drought Awareness Response Plan, COG issues monthly drought reports from May - October. Precipitation, groundwater, and streamflow levels are reviewed as well as recent forecasts for the region.

Potomac River Sheen Incident After-Action Report and Improvement Plan

May 24, 2017

Summary from the After-Action Conference focusing on the regional response to the November/December 2016 incident. For the full summary, contact the webmaster.

Regional Economic Monitoring System (REMS)

May 22, 2017

The REMS charts the region's economy with a brief overview and graphs that show inflation rates, job growth, unemployment rates, new housing starts, and at-place employment by industry group.

Homelessness in Metropolitan Washington: Results and Analysis from the Annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of Homeless Persons

May 10, 2017

COG's Homeless Services Planning and Coordinating Committee has coordinated a regional point-in-time enumeration since January 2001 to provide a snapshot of the number and distribution of homeless persons in our region.