TPB News Two-Day Workshop Empowers Community Leaders to Connect Local Interests With Regional Decision-Making TPB Weekly Report Apr 9, 2012 Twenty community leaders from around the Washington region recently attended a two-day workshop hosted by the Transportation Planning Board to learn about how transportation decisions are made in the region and how to become more involved in the decision-making process.
Region Forward Blog Talking sustainability with experts from Germany and Denmark Region Forward Apr 6, 2012 Metropolitan Washington has made much environmental headway to be proud of. For example by 2011 the District of Columbia was the “state” with the most LEED certified green building per capita and it also beat out New York City as the U.S. city with most green buildings .
Region Forward Blog Region Forward is Celebrating Earth Month! Region Forward Apr 5, 2012 What’s better than Earth Day? Earth Month! All April long MWCOG will promote initiatives and events by its member jurisdictions that make metro Washington region greener and more sustainable.
TPB News "Street Smart" Campaign to Promote Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Will Run Until Apr. 14 TPB Weekly Report Apr 2, 2012 A campaign to raise awareness of bicycle and pedestrian safety laws is currently underway in the Washington region and will run until April 14.
News Highlight NBC's Viewpoint Highlights Key Transportation Programs Apr 2, 2012 Coverage of two Transportation Planning Board programs (Street Smart and rollDC) on NBC 4 brings attention to the issue of bicyclist and pedestrian safety as well as the need for wheelchair-accessible cabs.
Region Forward Blog (Nuclear) energy independence small-scale urban innovation & lucky cities Region Forward 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.
News Release Savvy Drivers, Walkers and Cyclists = Safer Streets 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.
TPB News Freight Group Highlights Ten Key Transportation Improvements Needed to Enhance Goods Movement in the Region TPB Weekly Report 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.
Region Forward Blog Innovation and Urbanism: A Winning Combination Region Forward 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!
News Release Customer Satisfaction, Demand for rollDC Continues to Grow 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.