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The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the National Capital Transportation Planning Board (TPB) fully comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations prohibiting discrimination in all programs and activities. For more information click here for the Title VI Plan. To file a Title VI related complaint, click here or call (202) 962-3200. If information is needed in another language, then contact (202) 962-3200.
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August 22, 2017
What do wheelchair-accessible vans, programs to educate seniors about mobility options, and coordinating teams of volunteer drivers to provide rides for seniors...
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June 13, 2017
About every two years the TPB plays a key role in selecting and awarding federal grant funding to projects and initiatives throughout the region aimed at...
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July 11, 2016
Earlier this summer we finished recruiting new members for our Access for All Advisory Committee (AFA), a group first set up in 2001 to give a voice to people...
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July 6, 2016
Representatives of taxi companies, paratransit providers, and public transit agencies from across the region convened on June 29 to discuss the future of...
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March 1, 2016
Earlier this year, the Transportation Planning Board (TPB) approved nearly $8 million in funding for a slate of 21 projects to address the transportation needs...
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February 23, 2016
Area transportation companies Yellow Cab Company of D.C. and Royal have added a total of 13 new wheelchair accessible taxis to their fleets, thanks to a grant...
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January 20, 2016
As metropolitan Washington’s designated recipient of the Enhanced Mobility Program, a federal program to enhance transportation for seniors and individuals with...
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June 23, 2015
A long list of new transit services or significant enhancements slated to come online in the Washington region over the next few years were highlighted at a...
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February 3, 2015
A number of local efforts to address the specialized transportation needs of older adults and persons with disabilities will receive funding this year under a...
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January 21, 2015
Nine projects to receive $2.7 million in funding through federal program. The TPB has been funding locally-developed projects for several years that make a...