Newsroom
There are a number of ways to keep informed about COG, its members, and programs. The Newsroom feed lists news releases and highlights as well as TPB News articles. A variety of content is also available through digital subscriptions.
For story ideas, data inquiries, and to connect with officials and subject matter experts, reporters should contact the Office of Communications. For questions about TPB News, please contact the Department of Transportation Planning.
COG Video Series: Collaboration in Action
Introducing Collaboration in Action, COG's video series hosted by Executive Director Clark Mercer. The series spotlights COG's work with member jurisdictions and private, nonprofit, and civic organizations on a wide variety of programs and initiatives that improve the quality of life for everyone in our DMV region. Come along as Clark takes you behind the scenes of several of our initiatives, spreading the word about the value of regional partnership and highlighting the leaders and experts in our network that are making a positive impact in our communities.
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COG Podcast
Prior to Collaboration in Action, COG produced a podcast, Think Regionally, to raise awareness about metropolitan Washington's biggest challenges and focus on solutions. The podcast, which was hosted by former Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney, featured local government, business, and non-profit leaders talking about a variety of timely topics, including the region's economy, racial equity, transportation, housing, and climate change.
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Newsroom Archives
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Region Forward Blog
Falls Church Vice-Mayor Dave Snyder announcing a new air-pollution reducing locomotive at Union Station.
David Snyder was first sworn in as a member of the City of Falls Church Council in July 1994 and has served as Mayor and Vice Mayor of the City. Snyder who is currently serving as the Chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee at COG has been an active leader on several other COG committees including the COG Board of Directors Transportation Planning Board the Emergency Preparedness Council and Human Services and Public Safety Policy Committee. In 2010 Snyder received COG’
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Region Forward Blog
Metro Center as Activity Center. (photo and video by Bryan Hayes)
To best accommodate future growth take advantage of our transportation infrastructure protect our environment and bolster our economy metropolitan Washington must concentrate more development in Activity Centers.
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Region Forward Blog
Elected Officials from Alexandria and Arlington are joined by state and Metro staff at the opening of Metroway.
For the first time in our region an international best practice for public transportation has hit the ground in the City of Alexandria and Arlington County: bus rapid transit (BRT). The new BRT service known as Metroway and operated by Metro is now providing high-frequency bus service in the busy Route 1 corridor between Crystal City and Braddock Road some of it in dedicated bus lanes to bypass traffic in regular travel lanes. The new service provides high-quality cost effective transit inc
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Region Forward Blog
UMCES
Spanning rivers streams creeks runs lakes and reservoirs the COG Region’s water quality is of prime importance to local jurisdictions. Not only does water quality involve local policy and work in our own region the water in Metropolitan Washington contributes to the health of an entire aquatic ecosystem and national treasure: Chesapeake Bay.
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Region Forward Blog
The District of Collaboration
This September 24-26 the District of Columbia and the surrounding region will host the sixth annual EcoDistricts Summit a unique gathering of the world’s most innovative city makers.
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Region Forward Blog
At COG’s 15 th annual retreat area elected officials planners and city and county staff learned of new approaches to rebuilding the region’s infrastructure. The retreat sessions were designed to expand on the recent presentations to the COG Board outlining the pressing need to upgrade the area’s water and energy systems as well as its roads and bridges.
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Region Forward Blog
Tysons Silver Line Metro Station. Photo by Matt Kroneberger.
So with the Silver Line up-and-running and the second phase to Dulles Airport and Loudoun County scheduled to open in 2018 what will this mean for the different business and residential hubs a.k.a. Activity Centers along the corridor like Tysons Reston and Herndon? And what are the strategic investments area leaders should consider making around these centers to advance our region’s economic housing and development goals?
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Region Forward Blog
The Report Launched
The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region released a study on July 15 that for the first time examines affordable housing needs from homelessness to homeownership in the Washington area. The Community Foundation with generous support from The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation commissioned the Urban Institute and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to conduct this comprehensive regional report to inform strategic investments in affordable housing by t
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Region Forward Blog
Despite being one of the most prosperous regions in the nation major economic disparities can be found throughout metropolitan Washington. For example finding affordable housing or quality-work are significant challenges for lower income residents. To learn more about these issues and ensure all residents are included in the region’s prosperity the Region Forward Coalition gathered on Friday July 18 th at the Library in Rockville Town Square for its quarterly meeting.
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Region Forward Blog
Memorial Bridge
In July as part of its 2014 series the COG Board of Directors focused on infrastructure that is critical to metropolitan Washington’s mobility safety and prosperity—our highways and bridges. Experts and officials gave an overview of our expansive roadway network and its current condition as well as the funding needed to maintain it at a state of good repair . They stressed that a number of Interstate highways major and minor arterial highways and bridge structures in the region are reaching
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