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

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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.

Visit the video series page


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.

Visit the podcast page


Newsroom Archives

  • Region Forward Blog

    Q&A: David Snyder Vice Mayor City of Falls Church

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    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’​

  • News Release

    COG Board Votes to Support 9-1-1 Communications Infrastructure Planning

    The Council of Governments Board of Directors today endorsed a study to dramatically expand the functionality of the region’s 9-1-1 emergency call centers to allow them to receive emergency text messages and eventually to handle video and location information.

  • Region Forward Blog

    Time-lapse Through Activity Centers

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    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.

  • TPB News

    Metroway, Region's First BRT Line, Gets Start With TIGER Help

    The Washington region's first bus rapid transit line, known as Metroway, recently opened to passengers in Northern Virginia, with help in part from a federal TIGER grant received by the Transportation Planning Board.

  • Region Forward Blog

    Metroway Bringing BRT to the Region

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    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

  • TPB News

    Fauquier County Becomes TPB's Newest Voting Member

    The Transportation Planning Board recently welcomed Fauquier County, Virginia, as its newest voting member, now that a small portion of the county has been designated under federal law as part of the TPB's official planning area.

  • Region Forward Blog

    Officials See Connections Between Local Waterways and Chesapeake Bay

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    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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