Connections: Regional News from COG

Apr 19, 2018

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. 

Year of the Anacostia; Visualize 2045 Public Forums; Street Smart Campaign
April 19, 2018

Commercial Construction slows in 2017; Region tests alert system
April 5, 2018

Metrorail Safety Commission meets; COG's Steve Walz on Kojo Show
March 22, 2018

State Legislatures Consider New Metro Legislation; Q&A with Matt Letourneau
March 8, 2018

2018 Regional Directory/2017 Annual Report; COG Board Chairman Letourneau on Kojo Show
February 22, 2018

Readying the Region for Electric Vehicles; Greater Washington Nets Three Finalists for Amazon HQ2
February 8, 2018

New COG Board Officers; New Legislative Priorities
January 18, 2018

New COG Video; 2017 Year in Review
January 4, 2018

2017 COG Annual Meeting and Awards; Q&A with Jay Fisette
December 14, 2017

Improved water quality grows regional economy; Q&A with Kenyan McDuffie
November 30, 2017

COG Forum on Transit-Oriented Development; Update on Regional Metro Funding Effort
November 9, 2017

Climate and Energy Leadership Awards; Amazon's Second Headquarters Proposal     
October 19, 2017    

Regional Delegation to Canada; Air Quality Progress
October 5, 2017

Report on Regional Crime Trends; Enhanced Mobility Funding
September 21, 2017

COG & Army Corps Study; Car Free Day; Q&A with Gretchen Goldman
September 7, 2017

TPB's Visualize 2045; Q&A with Tony Rose
July 13, 2017

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

Regional Drought and Water Supply Status Outlook

Apr 13, 2018

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

Certified Resolution R18-2018 - Year of the Anacostia

Apr 11, 2018

COG Executive Director's Report

Apr 4, 2018

The Executive Director's Report provides the COG Board of Directors with a brief summary of policy board and committee work, outreach efforts, and media highlights. Additionally, the report often features profiles on COG members and staff.

Unified Planning Work Program for Transportation Planning for the Washington Metropolitan Region

Mar 26, 2018

The report describes the regional transportation planning and special technical assistance projects proposed to be undertaken by COG/TPB staff in cooperation with state and local agencies and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Regional Economic Monitoring System (REMS)

Mar 23, 2018

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.

FY 2018 NCR UASI Solution Development Process Workshop

Mar 23, 2018

In March 2018, the NCR HSEC and Advisory Council released the template and guidance for the Solution Development Worksheets that will be used to request FY 2018 UASI grant funds.

In order to provide additional guidance and to address questions regarding the FY 2018 NCR UASI Solution Development process and forms that were distributed earlier in March, SAA and MWCOG staff held a workshop webinar on March 22. This workshop covered the purpose and intent of the different sections and information requested in the Solution Development Worksheet, the overall 2018 process, questions that have come up so far, and questions from workshop participants.

You may connect to a stream of the webinar session at https://mwcog.webex.com/mwcog/ldr.php?RCID=1c2aef67690d472206c056b421c4a5c7, or download an MP4 version of the session below.

COG Annual Report/Regional Directory

Feb 22, 2018

COG's combined Regional Directory and Annual Report lists the phone numbers and email addresses of area government officials and highlights the year's major initiatives and events.

 

Common Health Message for the Flu

Jan 30, 2018

This information on stopping the spread of the flu and general care for those who are sick has been approved by the COG Health Officials Committee for use as talking points and for adaptation for use in a variety of public education tools.

Bylaws of the Human Services Policy Committee (HSPC)

Jan 12, 2018