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Planning a High-Density, Transit-Oriented Future for Waldorf, Maryland
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
When high-capacity transit comes to downtown Waldorf, Maryland -- as the Maryland Transit Administration has been discussing for several years -- local planners want the site to be ready to handle the new development that they hope will accompany it. A 2010 study funded under the Transportation P
Connecting people to the transportation planning process
Wednesday, April 11th, 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. Now in its sixth year, the
New tools to measure and predict the region’s travel patterns
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Recent updates to the tools used by the Transportation Planning Board (TPB) to forecast future travel patterns in metropolitan Washington will provide more accurate predictions of where, when, and how the millions of current and future residents of the region will travel in coming decades. The ch
Regional cooperation, economic diversity, public transit, & small business key to the DC area’s future economy
Friday, March 16th, 2012
This video features "highlights" from the presentation given by Dr. Stephen Fuller on the current state and future of the metro Washington economy. Fuller explains that the region must take a cooperative approach to planning for slower growth and promoting economic diversification, in light of li
Region Seeks Federal TIGER Funding for Access Improvements at 16 Rail Stations
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
On March 19, the Transportation Planning Board will apply for $20 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to make a number of high-impact bicycle and pedestrian access improvements around 16 Metrorail and commuter rail stations in the Washington region. The proposed project
Implementing Region Forward: Q & A with RF Leaders
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
We asked two leaders who are guiding the implementation of Region Forward to comment on the progress that’s already been made, what they’re looking forward to accomplishing in the coming year, and how RF impacts their own communities. Eric Olson is the Chairman of the Region Forward Coalition
Funneling housing growth to areas served by transit
Friday, November 4th, 2011
John Mataya is a Regional Planner at COG and serves as Coordinator for the Region Forward Coalition This is part two of a series on the future of the region’s housing. Part one features Lisa Sturtevant & Stephen Fuller from GMU’s Center for Regional Analysis. Recently the Center for R