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Dec 26, 2012

Known as home to the federal government major defense contractors biotech firms and universities it may come as a surprise that agriculture also plays a major role in metropolitan Washington’s land use and economy.

Dec 18, 2012

Alice Rivlin a senior economist at the Brookings Institution and an expert on the federal budget said she believes the President and Congress will reach an agreement to avoid the mandatory tax and spending cuts known as the Fiscal Cliff. Speaking recently at COG’s Annual Meeting Rivlin called the budgetary predicament a major but also “artificial elementary” problem about which we should all be outraged.

Nov 6, 2012

Cheryl Cort Policy Director Coalition for Smarter Growth

Oct 9, 2012

Frank Principi Chairman COG Board of Directors

Oct 5, 2012

Metropolitan Washington is one of the most affluent communities in the world yet families and children are living in poverty as profound as in some developing countries. And despite the best efforts of many people over the years including VPP things aren’t getting better they are getting worse.

Sep 26, 2012

Christine Godward Green Greater Washington D.C. Regional Policy Manager Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Sep 13, 2012

Over the past few weeks we’ve been discussing the role of updated Activity Centers in metro Washington . Now we’re going to take a look at some specific Centers starting with Crystal City.

Aug 30, 2012

Last week Sophie Mintier a Housing Planner at MWCOG provided an overview of the Activity Centers 2012 Update and asked readers to submit ideas for how these Centers can best be used to guide sustainable development in metro Washington . This week Sophie gives us more detail on how the new Centers differ from previous versions.

Aug 1, 2012

MWCOG’s regional progress report on climate and energy issues and a recent series of blogs on this site highlight progress being made by area governments in advancing renewable energy projects and implementing policies to promote green buildings and green fleets. What may be less known are recent actions by the region’s largest employer the federal government to adopt clean energy policies.

Jul 10, 2012

Metro Washington could grow more efficiently and reduce its notorious traffic congestion by making better use of existing capacity in underutilized parts of the region instead of continuing costly unsustainable expansion into undeveloped areas.