Publications Strengthening Washington, D.C. Area Families Project Report Feb 18, 2004 This report summarizes the outcomes of a five-year research initiative that tested the effectiveness of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP). The Strengthening Washington, D.C. Area Families Project was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health and conducted by COG, the University of Utah, and the University of Maryland.
Publications Time To Act Feb 13, 2004 A brochure outlining the unfunded needs over the six year period from 2005 to 2010 in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland, and for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Publications Transportation Improvement Program for the Washington Metropolitan Region FY 2004-2009 Dec 31, 2003 This document outlines the staged development of the area's Long Range Transportation Plan, with priority projects selected for programming by the TPB, the states and the transit agencies presented in the first year of the six-year program. State, regional and local agencies place projects into the program each year.
Publications Improving Air Quality in the Metropolitan Washington Region Jul 2, 2003 Background document on air quality planning in the region.
Publications TPB Principles for Reauthorization of Federal Surface Transportation Programs Oct 16, 2002 Address the Special Needs of the National Capital Region Associated with its Unique Relationship with the federal government.
Publications Access For All Advisory Committee's 2001 Report Mar 20, 2002 The National Capital Transportation Planning Board (TPB) established the Access for All Advisory Committee in the Fall of 2000. The mission of this committee is to advise the TPB on issues and concerns of low-income and minority communities, and persons with disabilities. Committee membership includes seventeen engaged community leaders as well as ex-officio representation from the major transportation implementing agencies within the Metropolitan Washington Region.
Publications Finding A Way Home: Building Communities with Affordable Housing Dec 1, 2001 This document gives an overview of the key regional problems with regard to affordable housing. Endorsed by the COG Board of Directors, Finding A Way Home lays out a set of broad housing principles to guide the work of the region's elected officials and housing professionals.
Publications Waste Management Trends in the Metropolitan Washington Region 2001 Nov 1, 2001 This report discusses the current municipal solid waste management trends in the Washington metropolitan region and the recommendations of the COG Board of Directors Solid Waste Task Force for regional action.
Publications Expanding Digital Opportunity in the Washington Metropolitan Region Nov 1, 2001 This report of the Digital Divide Task Force examines technology access issues in the Washington metropolitan region and identifies ways COG area local governments can further enhance access and use of technology by area residents and businesses, regardless of location within the region, race, income or other socioeconomic factors.