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Mar 30, 2012

UK energy independence: In the US when we talk about energy independence we typically are referring to reducing our dependence on foreign oil . The logic behind this is that when our energy sources are under the control of other countries (some of which we don’t have the best relations with) we’re much more vulnerable to energy shortages and/or price hikes.

Mar 28, 2012

The Street Smart Spring 2012 campaign launches with a focus on increasing enforcement and education efforts. Preliminary data shows that pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities in the region decreased significantly in 2011.

Mar 26, 2012

Nine major highway and rail improvements throughout metropolitan Washington and one ongoing program to facilitate better curbside commercial loading in the District of Columbia make up a list of ten key freight-related transportation improvements that are needed to better accommodate increasing truck and freight rail traffic in the region.

Mar 23, 2012

How innovative is your metro area? Jonathan Rothwell over at The New Republic breaks down some new OECD data on inventors per capita and applications for patents by country and by metro area. Rothwell notes that ten metro areas which comprise only about two percent of the world’s population account for 24 percent of all patent applications!

Mar 23, 2012

As pilot period nears end, D.C. officials consider continuing or expanding the accessible taxi service. None of the taxis operating in District were equipped with ramps to accommodate wheelchairs and other mobility devices before rollDC.

Mar 21, 2012

The $32 million TPB proposal would benefit rail transit users in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The proposal has received several high-profile endorsements, including Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and much of the region's Congressional delegation.

Mar 19, 2012

Recent updates to the tools used by the Transportation Planning Board to forecast future travel patterns in metropolitan Washington will provide more accurate predictions of where, when, and how the millions of current and future residents of the region will travel in coming decades.

Mar 16, 2012

Fuller explains that the region must take a cooperative approach to planning for slower growth and promoting economic diversification in light of likely cuts in federal government spending and employment.​

Mar 16, 2012

COG Board Chair Frank Principi said the proposed reduction in funding will “severely affect badly needed capital and safety improvements demanded by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Tri-State Oversight Committee, and WMATA itself.” He went on to warn it also “opens the door to additional federal or state funding cuts during the balance of the ten year authorization.”

Mar 15, 2012

As we’ve discussed many times on the blog significant cuts in federal spending are right around the corner. And metro Washington more than any other region in the nation will feel a major impact from them.