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
Region Forward
Urbanization and rapid global population growth are two trends that are set to dramatically alter society and the planet we live on. Most projections indicate a rise in the world’s population from about 6.8 billion people today to 9 billion or more by 2050. At the same time more and more of these billions – primarily in developing countries – are moving to cities in droves in search of jobs. A recent article at the BBC notes the substantially negative impacts the combination of these two tr
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Region Forward Blog
Region Forward
Livability is a broad concept – for a reason. Although Livability has specific targets in RF it can be influenced by a wide variety of factors – housing transportation education safety health environment etc. – nearly everything that RF is focused on. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently spoke at-length to Grist about his conception of livability the department’s agenda for the nation’s transportation and the impact of the political climate on that agenda.
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Region Forward Blog
Region Forward
Last night Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova was honored with a Planning Award for her leadership in chairing the Greater Washington 2050 Coalition that developed Region Forward ! The National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association awards presentation was held at the Naval Heritage Museum in Washington D.C. Xavier Briggs Associate Director of the White House Office of Budget Management gave remarks at the event.
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Region Forward Blog
The concept of bike sharing went mainstream about three years ago when the Vélib’ system blanketed Paris with 20000 bicycles. The success of the program in the French capital quickly lead to other cities wanting to get in on the action. Montréal became the first city in North America to introduce a bike sharing system bringing 5000 bikes to Quebec’s largest city.
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Region Forward Blog
As the foreclosure/mortgage debacle continues to unravel in the U.S. some are arguing that the engine for a potential recovery can be found in…housing? As odd as it may sound it could prove true .
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Region Forward Blog
Insufficient funding is creating a transportation crisis in the metro Washington region. However attempts to raise funds such as through increasing the gas tax are very unpopular with the public and can get caught up in political debates .
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Region Forward Blog
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that the metropolitan Washington region is one of eight regions nationwide that will receive technical assistance from the agency to promote sustainable growth and development issues.
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News Release
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Projected population increase will require smart growth, adaptation to climate change
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Region Forward Blog
The recession seems to have accelerated a shift in housing preferences that was already underway among much of the American public and developers are apparently ready to capitalize.
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Region Forward Blog
There are lots of exciting development and redevelopment projects in the planning stage in the region:
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