Newsroom

Jun 26, 2003

For the past six years, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) has been honoring local businesses for initiating and promoting alternative commuter programs. At a ceremony held at the National Press Club, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., QED Consulting, LLC, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, and the U.S. Department of Transportation, all received COG’s 2003 Commuter Connections Employer Recognition Awards for outstanding marketing, incentives, and telework programs.

Jun 9, 2003

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) has announced the availability of free continuity planning software for small businesses.

Jun 4, 2003

WASHINGTON – The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Departments of Transportation, today held the region’s first major public conference on providing more transportation options through innovative pricing strategies. The one-day conference, “Value Pricing for Transportation in the Washington Region” brought together local elected officials, business and com​

Jun 2, 2003

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) invite the public to attend two public meetings on a current noise study being conducted for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The purpose of these meetings is to advise the community of the scope of the study and to explain the process for submitting recommendations and suggestions regarding regional aircraft noise.

May 30, 2003

WASHINGTON - Then-Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore signed into law on May 31, 2001 a groundbreaking public-private partnership to get cars off the road in areas of the state hardest hit by traffic congestion. Nearly two years later, companies who participated in the program are finding other benefits to the programs they put in place.

May 29, 2003

Nearly 6,000 children are in foster care on any given day in the metropolitan Washington area. Foster parents are loving people who give their hearts and homes to children. In honor of the region’s foster parents, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Freddie Mac Foundation (sponsors of the “Wednesday’s Child” adoption program) are presenting a gala evening of awards, dinner, and entertainment to recognize those persons who provide nurturing and guidance to children in need.​

May 29, 2003

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) will kick off its annual summer reading program with the Washington Redskins for the fourth consecutive year. Several players, including quarterback Gibran Hamdan and wide receiver Darnerien McCants, will read to children from Old Bridge Elementary School at the Chinn Park Regional Library in Prince William, Virginia.

May 20, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), in partnership with area water utilities, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency today launched the first regional campaign to promote year round wise water use.

May 14, 2003

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) third annual count of the region’s homeless population on a single day indicated an increase in homelessness among families with children, but suggested only a slight increase overall in the size of the homeless population within the region.

May 13, 2003

According to a 2001 survey by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), 15 percent of the workforce in the Washington region telework at least one day per week, up from 12 percent in 1998. To assist local businesses and government agencies in establishing telecommuting programs, COG’s Commuter Connections is presenting a series of free one-day seminars. Topics address such issues as understanding telework as a business strategy, overcoming resistance and barriers to implementing a program, managing employees in a telework environment, and others.