An accessible, well-managed and maintained transportation system is a major focus of the Region Forward Vision. The Council of Governments helps advance these goals through its support of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), whose work spans a wide range of transportation modes, including highways, transit, walking, and bicycling.
The TPB addresses some of the region’s most significant challenges like roadway and transit congestion, efficient freight movement, safety, public health, and equity. It supports planning at the region's three major airports. And it aims to encourage integrated decision-making across disciplines, especially land use and the environment.
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April 18, 2018
The Transportation Planning Board approved more than $5 million in funding for 11 projects in Northern Virginia through the Transportation Alternatives Program....
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April 17, 2018
Street Smart, a pedestrian and cyclist safety program created in 2002 by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), offers safety tips to prevent...
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March 28, 2018
A sure sign that spring is here, registration for Bike to Work Day (BTWD) 2018 is now open. This year’s event on Friday, May 18 in metropolitan Washington is...
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March 27, 2018
The Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) today elected as its Chairman Christopher A. Hart, who served as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board...
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March 22, 2018
COG Environmental Programs Director Steve Walz was a guest on The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU where he discussed the state of the region's infrastructure.
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March 21, 2018
The Metrorail Safety Commission held its inaugural meeting on March 13. COG, which hosted the gathering, continues to help D.C., Maryland, and Virginia...
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March 13, 2018
What kinds of cars and trucks are on our region’s roads? TPB planners are interested in understanding the current characteristics of cars, trucks and buses in...
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March 8, 2018
Will 2018 be the year for Metro dedicated funding? The next few days and weeks hold the answer, and COG continues to do its part to help advance the regional...
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March 6, 2018
COG's Interoperable Communications Regional Programmatic Working Group discussed its efforts to improve efficiency and reliability of interoperable...
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March 5, 2018
Before the TPB approves its new long-range transportation plan, Visualize 2045, staff will complete two analyses. One will test the financially constrained...