- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
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The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) is a regional organization of Washington area local governments. MWCOG comprises 21 local governments in the Washington Metropolitan Area, as well as area members of the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. It was founded in 1957.
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Mission and functions
MWCOG provides a forum for discussion and the development of regional responses to issues regarding the environment, transportation, public safety and homeland security, affordable housing, community planning, and economic development.[1] Policies are set through the Board of Directors, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), and the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC). These three boards meeting on a monthly basis and are responsible for a broad range of issues under the MWCOG umbrella.
Transportation planning
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) is the federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the metropolitan Washington area. The TPB prepares plans and programs that the federal government must approve in order for federal-aid transportation funds to flow to the Washington region. The TPB became associated with MWCOG in 1966.[2]
Environmental planning
The Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee is the entity certified by the mayor of Washington, D.C. and the governors of Maryland and Virginia to prepare an air quality plan for the DC-MD-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area under Section 174 of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.[3]
MWCOG provides water quality planning and coordination on a variety of water quality issues in the Washington region, including restoration of the Anacostia River, water supply coordination and support for the Chesapeake Bay Program.[4]
Housing and urban planning
MWCOG provides analytical support to member local governments involving population, household and employment forecasts.[5]
Member Jurisdictions
Jurisdiction State Population District of Columbia Washington, D.C. 591,833[6] Town of Bladensburg Maryland 7,676[7] City of Bowie Maryland 53,193[8] City of Gaithersburg Maryland 57,670[9] Prince George's County Maryland 828,770[10] City of College Park Maryland 26,607[11] City of Greenbelt Maryland 21,559[12] City of Rockville Maryland 58,706[13] Montgomery County Maryland 930,813[14] City of Takoma Park Maryland 17,477[15] Frederick County Maryland 224,705[16] City of Frederick Maryland 59,220[17] City of Alexandria Virginia 140,024[18] Fairfax County Virginia 1,010,241[19] Loudoun County Virginia 278,797[20] Arlington County Virginia 204,568[21] City of Falls Church Virginia 10,948[22] Prince William County Virginia 360,411[23] City of Fairfax Virginia 23,349[24] City of Manassas Virginia 35,412[25] City of Manassas Park Virginia 11,426[26] Estimated Total Population of MWCOG Jurisdictions: 5 Million
National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board plays an important role as the regional forum for transportation planning. The TPB works in coordination with Department of Transportation Planning at MWCOG to prepare plans and programs that the federal government must approve in order for federal-aid transportation funds to flow to the metropolitan Washington region.[2]
Members of the TPB include representatives of local governments; state transportation agencies; the Maryland and Virginia General Assemblies; the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; and non-voting members from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and federal agencies. The TPB employs an extensive public involvement process and provides a 30-day public comment period before taking action on plans and programs.
2009 Board of Directors
Member Jurisdiction MWCOG Chairman Penny Gross Fairfax County Board of Supervisors MWCOG Vice Chair Andrea Harrison Prince George's County County Council Member MWCOG Vice Chair Kwame Brown District of Columbia City Councilmember Adrian Fenty District of Columbia Mayor Dan Tangherlini District of Columbia City Administrator Vincent C. Gray District of Columbia City Council Chair G. Frederick Robinson Bowie Mayor Robert T. Catlin College Park City Council Member William J. Holtzinger Frederick Mayor David P. Gray Frederick Board of Aldermen Vice President Sidney A. Katz Gaithersburg Mayor Judith F. Davis Greenbelt Mayor Isiah Leggeth Montgomery County Executive Roger Berliner Montgomery County Councilmember Michael Knapp Montgomery County Councilmember Jack B. Johnson Prince George's County Executive Marilynn M. Bland Prince George's County Council Chair Susan R. Hoffman Rockville Mayor Bruce R. Williams Takoma Park Mayor Benjamin Barnes Maryland General Assembly Delegate William D. Euille Alexandria Mayor Jay Fisette Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Dan Drummond Fairfax City Council Member Sharon Bulova Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman John W. Foust Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Hal Lippman Falls Church Vice Mayor Andrea McGimsey Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Harry J. Parrish II Manassas Mayor Frank Jones Manassas Park Mayor W. S. Wally Covington, III Prince William County Board of Supervisors Frank Principi Prince William County Board of Supervisors James M. Scott Virginia General Assembly Delegate Dr. Jacqueline Brown (Alternate) Prince George's County Chief Administrative Officer Timothy Firestine (Alternate) Montgomery County Chief Administrative Officer Chairmen
MWCOG Board Chairs[27] Year(s) Chairman Jurisdiction 1957–61 Robert F. McLaughlin District of Columbia 1962 Charles R. Fenwick Virginia General Assembly 1962 Brig. Gen. F. J. Clarke District of Columbia 1963 Anne A. Wilkins Fairfax County 1964 Roye L. Lowry Arlington County 1965 Brig. Gen. C. M. Duke District of Columbia 1966–67 Achilles M. Tuchtan Rockville 1968 Frederick A. Babson Fairfax County 1969 Francis B. Francois, Jr. Prince George's County 1970 Joseph L. Fisher Arlington County 1971 Gilbert Hahn, Jr. District of Columbia 1972–73 Martha V. Pennino Fairfax County 1974–75 Sterling Tucker District of Columbia 1976 Francis B. Francois, Jr. Prince George's County 1977 Harold L. Miller Falls Church 1978–79 Arrington L. Dixon District of Columbia 1980–81 Elizabeth L. Scull Montgomery County 1981–83 Carl F. Hendrickson Loudoun County 1984–85 H.R. Crawford District of Columbia 1986–87 Gil Weidenfeld Greenbelt 1988–89 Ellen M. Bozman Arlington County 1990 Betty Ann Kane District of Columbia 1991 James E. Nathanson District of Columbia 1992–93 Hilda Pemberton Prince George's County 1994 Patricia S. Ticer Alexandria 1995 Jack Evans District of Columbia 1996 William E. Hanna, Jr. Montgomery County 1997 Robert B. Dix, Jr. Fairfax County 1998 Charlene Drew Jarvis District of Columbia 1999 M.H. Jim Estepp Prince George's County 2000 Gerald E. Connolly Fairfax County 2001 Carol Schwartz District of Columbia 2002 Bruce R. Williams Takoma Park 2003 Mary K. Hill Prince William County 2005 Judith F. Davis Greenbelt 2006 Jay Fisette Arlington County 2007 Vincent C. Gray District of Columbia 2008 Michael Knapp Montgomery County 2009 Penny Gross Fairfax County References
- ^ Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), Washington, DC. "About COG." Accessed 2011-07-31.
- ^ a b MWCOG. "The Transportation Planning Board." Accessed 2011-07-31.
- ^ MWCOG. "Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee - Description." Accessed 2011-07-31.
- ^ MWCOG. "Environment: Water Resources." Accessed 2011-07-31.
- ^ MWCOG. "Housing & Planning: Planning, Economic and Demographic Analysis Programs." Accessed 2011-07-31.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC. "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007."
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Bladensburg
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Bowie
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Gaithersburg
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Prince George's County
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; College Park
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Greenbelt
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Rockville
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Montgomery County
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Takoma Park
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Frederick County
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Frederick
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Alexandria
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Fairfax County
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Loudoun County
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Arlington County
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Falls Church
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Prince William County
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Fairfax
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Manassas
- ^ Census.Gov SAFF Population; Manassas Park
- ^ MWCOG. "COG Board Chairs 1957–present."
External links
Categories:- Government of the District of Columbia
- Local government in Virginia
- Local government in Maryland
- Metropolitan planning organizations
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