New CEO Wants Metro to be Successful and ‘Boring’
The new CEO of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority sat down with legislators from the D.C. area to ask for their partnership in helping making the transit system so boring… Read More
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Nuevas Subvenciones Otorgadas para Proyectos de Vivienda Asequible
El Consejo Metropolitano de Gobiernos de Washington (COG) aprobó $656,000 en subvenciones para apoyar proyectos de vivienda asequible, particularmente en áreas de bajos ingresos cercanas del acceso al transporte público.… Read More
New Grants Awarded to Increase Affordable Housing Near Transit
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) approved $656,000 in grants to support affordable housing projects, particularly in low income areas near transit. The new Housing Affordability Planning Program, which… Read More
County’s Homeless Slightly Up; Need for Affordable Housing Continues
The number of people in Montgomery County experiencing homelessness rose slightly from 577 in 2021 to 581 in 2022, according to the Metropolitan Council of Governments. The COG report is… Read More
Aprobados Cinco Proyectos que Mejoran la Seguridad en Ciclovías
La Junta de Planificación del Transporte de la Región Capital aprobó 11 proyectos de planificación y diseño, cinco de los cuales están en el condado de Montgomery. Durante la reunión… Read More
Five Design Projects Improving Safety on Bikeways, Near Transit Centers Approved
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board approved 11 planning and design projects, five of which are in Montgomery County. During the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Wednesday meeting,… Read More
County Working to Cut Emissions, Climate-Related Incidents
Declaring climate change “an issue of our time,” Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection Acting Director Adriana Hochberg said the county reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 19% as of 2018… Read More
Councilmember Navarro Elected MWCOG President
Councilmember Nancy Navarro was unanimously elected today as the new Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Corporate Board President, according to her office. MWCOG is a nonprofit organization with a… Read More
Grant Awarded for Design Work on Shared-Path to Germantown MARC Station
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) awarded a grant of $85,000 for design work on a path for walkers and bikers to get to the Germantown MARC station. This… Read More