Documents

Performance-Based Planning and Programming: Regional Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Performance Plan

The Regional Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Performance Plan includes the regional performance targets concerning this federal performance measure. The report provides detailed information concerning the methodologies utilized.

Homeland Security Executive Committee Regional Guidance

Tree Canopy Management Strategy

The purpose of the Regional Tree Canopy Management Strategy is to provide COG members with a framework of policies and recommendations that can be used to address challenges and threats to urban forests and to maximize its capacity to deliver benefits and services to our communities, while minimizing associated risks.

Chain Bridge Data Analysis Report

This report compares the long term loads and load trends estimated by WRTDS with those estimated by the dense sampling-based direct method that OWML uses.

Chain Bridge Monitoring Fact Sheet

A one page summary about COG's Chain Bridge water quality monitoring program.

Washington DC-MD-VA 2008 Ozone NAAQS Marginal Nonattainment Area Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan

The District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia request that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) redesignate the Washington DC-MD-VA 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) marginal nonattainment are to attainment for this standard pursuant to the provisions under § 107 of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA).

Long-Range Plan Task Force Reports

The TPB Long-Range Plan Task Force identified a limited set of regionally significant projects, programs, and policies above and beyond what is in the current long-range plan.

Air Quality Conformity Analysis of the 2016 CLRP Amendment and the FY 2017-2022 TIP

This report documents the assessment of the 2016 Amendment to the CLRP and the FY 2017-2022 TIP with respect to air quality conformity requirements under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. The analysis used criteria and procedures contained in the Environmental Protection Agency's final conformity rule, published in the November 24, 1993 Federal Register, with subsequent amendments and additional federal guidance published by EPA and by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. The analysis is a responsibility of the Transportation Planning Board.

HSEC 2.0 Storybook: Improving Preparedness and Resiliency in the National Capital Region

The HSEC 2.0 storybook provides an overview of the Homeland Security Executive Committee, its evolution over time, and the significance of the group's decision-making processes to homeland security and public safety priorities in the National Capital Region.

2006 Metro Washington Water Redundancy Study

Bus Lane Enforcement Study

The National Capital Regional Transportation Planning Board (TPB), in coordination with WMATA, commissioned the Bus Lane Enforcement Study to research, identify, and develop strategies to improve observance with and enforcement of bus lanes in TPB jurisdictions.

Potomac River Sheen Incident After-Action Report and Improvement Plan

Summary from the After-Action Conference focusing on the regional response to the November/December 2016 incident.

COG Technical Panel Report on Metro

The Final Report presents further analysis on moving forward to provide the dedicated funding needed to support WMATA’s continuing restoration and sustained system maintenance to assure it provides safe, reliable service to our region.

Regional Climate and Energy Action Plans (2010 - 2020)

The 2010 – 2020 Regional Climate and Energy Action Plans served as a tool to help the region work toward its regional greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.

Regional Water Supply Status Fact Sheet

Fact sheet describes water supply status, defines drought conditions, and summarizes drought response.

State of the Region: Human Capital Report

The State of the Region: Human Capital Report provides a snapshot of metropolitan Washington’s human capital—its residents and their collective knowledge, skills, abilities—by analyzing demographics, growth forecasts, and workforce trends.

Washington-Baltimore Regional Airport Ground Access Travel Time Study

The purpose of the airport ground access travel time study is to analyze travel time and changes in peak-period delay and level of service on principal airport-serving roadways from selected activity centers to the three commercial airports as well as changes in airport accessibility due to highway and transit improvements.

Intercity Bus Traffic and Patronage in the Metropolitan Washington Region

The region’s intercity bus network serves thousands of person trips daily. Intercity Bus Traffic and Patronage in the Metropolitan Washington Region is the region’s first known effort to quantify intercity bus ridership, where travelers board and alight, and origins and destinations outside of the region. In the fall of 2016, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) conducted a count of intercity bus travel to and from the metropolitan Washington region. The impetus for the study was primarily due to May 2016 updated regulations by the Federal Highway Administration and

Greater Washington Metro Export Plan

The plan, which aims to help increase the region's exports, was developed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and the Consortium of Universities for the Metropolitan Washington Area. It is a product of the Global Cities Initiative, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase.

FY 2017-2022 Transportation Improvement Program