Multifamily Rental Housing Construction Indicators Report

Jun 16, 2026

Information on the number, location, and size of new multifamily residential
development projects in metropolitan Washington.

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

May 13, 2026

COG's Homeless Services Planning and Coordinating Committee has coordinated a regional point-in-time enumeration since January 2001 to provide a snapshot of persons experiencing homelessness during one day across metropolitan Washington.

Institute for Regional Excellence Application

Apr 13, 2026

Institute for Regional Excellence (IRE) application for admission.

Institute for Regional Excellence Program Brochure

Apr 13, 2026

Institute for Regional Excellence (IRE) Program Brochure

Commercial Construction Indicators Report

Apr 6, 2026

This report provides information on the number, location, structure type, and size of new commercial development projects in metropolitan Washington. 

 

COG Executive Director's Report

Mar 31, 2026

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. 

Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) Action Plan

Mar 30, 2026

In 2024, COG was awarded a $3.5 million Pathways to Remove Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant from the U.S. Housing of Urban Development. To expand housing supply, PRO Housing incentivizes housing-forward actions to further develop, evaluate, and implement housing policy plans; address restrictive zoning or land use; improve housing strategies; and facilitate affordable housing production and preservation. COG’s PRO Housing grant will advance strategies to expand access to fair housing choice, increase affordable housing supply particularly in areas that have historically lacked such housing, and implement policies designed to preserve affordable housing.

Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Summaries

Mar 18, 2026

COG completes greenhouse gas (GHG) community-scale inventories for all 24 local government members, northern Virginia, and metropolitan Washington. These fact sheets present GHG inventory results between 2005 and 2023.

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories Methodology Guide provides an overview of procedures used to develop the local and regional community-scale GHG inventories. 

COG FARM Local Food Procurement Challenge Factsheet

Mar 10, 2026

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Food and Agriculture Regional Member (FARM) Policy Committee launched the Local Food Procurement Challenge (“the Challenge”) on December 5th, 2025. The Challenge invites member jurisdictions to strategically shift a portion of their existing food budgets toward locally and regionally grown and produced foods, advancing economic resilience, food security, environmental stewardship, and regional agricultural vitality.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories Methodology Guide

Mar 9, 2026

This guide provides an overview of procedures to develop local and regional community-scale greenhouse gas inventories in metropolitan Washington.

COG's Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Summaries show GHG emissions decreased by 24 percent in the region between 2005 and 2020.