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Oct 17, 2012

New COG report offers recommendations to address barriers to greater electric vehicle usage.

Oct 15, 2012

This fall, the Transportation Planning Board will forecast vehicle-related emissions of ozone-forming pollutants in the Washington region for the year 2015. The forecasts are required under a new, more stringent federal standard for ground-level ozone concentrations that was first proposed in 2008 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and finalized in May of this year.

Oct 9, 2012

Frank Principi Chairman COG Board of Directors

Oct 8, 2012

NOTE: The information in this article was accurate as of the date of publication. Specific details about routing and scheduling may have changed slightly since that time. Be sure to check WMATA.com for the latest information.

Oct 5, 2012

Metropolitan Washington is one of the most affluent communities in the world yet families and children are living in poverty as profound as in some developing countries. And despite the best efforts of many people over the years including VPP things aren’t getting better they are getting worse.

Oct 1, 2012

More than 600,000 people in the Washington region telework "at least occasionally" and another 500,000 say they "could and would" work remotely if given the opportunity, according to the results of a 2010 Transportation Planning Board survey of commuters' travel patterns. That's nearly half of the region's 2010 workforce of around 2.4 million people.

Sep 28, 2012

The Metropolitan Washington Gang Conference brought together local and national gang experts, elected officials, law enforcement officers, and youth advocates.

Sep 27, 2012

Several locations throughout metropolitan Washington are accepting drug "take backs" this Saturday, September 29, to encourage proper disposal of medications.

Sep 26, 2012

Christine Godward Green Greater Washington D.C. Regional Policy Manager Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Sep 25, 2012

Officials are encouraging voters to visit new regional site, MetroDCVote.org, for local voting information in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.