Steven Koehn, Director/State Forester at Maryland DNR Forest Service, Co-Chair American Forest Foundation (AFF) Woodlands Operating Committee and member, AFF Board of Trustees
Maryland’s General Assembly recently passed the .. Keep Reading
The results of a series of in-depth travel surveys released by the Transportation Planning Board in March highlight key differences in how people live and travel in higher-density areas with .. Keep Reading
Between now and 2040, the share of people in metropolitan Washington who drive alone to and from work each day is expected to fall while the share of people who .. Keep Reading
Known as home to the federal government, major defense contractors, biotech firms, and universities, it may come as a surprise that agriculture also plays a major role in metropolitan Washington’s .. Keep Reading
Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
Inclusionary Zoning is a flexible and effective tool to provide affordable housing in the expensive metro Washington market, according to speakers .. Keep Reading
The Yardstick has covered a very diverse range of topics over the past few weeks, from bringing BRT to metro Washington to reducing child poverty to making the region’s economy .. Keep Reading
Frank Principi, Chairman, COG Board of Directors
The idea that metropolitan Washington should diversify its economy is not new, though the urgency behind the notion is at an all .. Keep Reading
Carol Thompson Cole, President of Venture Philanthropy Partners
Our children are in crisis.
Metropolitan Washington is one of the most affluent communities in the world, yet, families and children .. Keep Reading
Christine Godward Green, Greater Washington D.C. Regional Policy Manager, Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Envision this: Across the Metropolitan Washington region, kids are laughing and talking with their .. Keep Reading
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been discussing the role of updated Activity Centers in metro Washington. Now we’re going to take a look at some specific Centers, starting .. Keep Reading
Given recent coverage concerning the increase in pedestrian fatalities at the national level, this is an important time to call attention to the pedestrian safety problem in metropolitan Washington .. Keep Reading
Guest post by Tom Fairchild, the Director of Mobility Lab, which is working with COG and other partners to make the updated Activity Centers a tool for managing growth .. Keep Reading
Last week Sophie Mintier, a Housing Planner at MWCOG, provided an overview of the Activity Centers 2012 Update and asked readers to submit ideas for how these Centers can best .. Keep Reading
This time next week, many travelers who use the region’s freeways may be facing another significant “back-to-school” jump in congestion-related travel delays, following two months — July and August — .. Keep Reading
Imagine the consequences of unexpectedly getting your bicycle wheel stuck in a new streetcar track. Or try to picture just how much water runs off into nearby streams after a .. Keep Reading