1. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Greater Washington 2050 A New Regional Initiative 5 th Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable November 7, 2008 David Robertson, COG Executive Director

2. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Tying It All Together: New Direction and Renewed Leadership Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments It is time to tie our work together like never before to ensure a vibrant, prosperous and sustainable region for future generations.

3. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Greater Washington 2050 A New Regional Initiative Regional Forecast Evolving Role Product of Visionary Planning

4. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Regional Forecast

5. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Growth 2030: Extended Regional Forecast Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments TransportationEnvironment More People More Jobs More Congestion More Driving Slight Increase in Highways and Transit Aging Infrastructure Less Green Space More CO 2 Emissions Higher Energy Costs Aging Infrastructure

6. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Forecast: Population + 1.6 million more people by 2030 City of Philadelphia

7. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Forecast: Transportation 20052030

8. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Forecast: Transportation 20052030

9. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments 198620062030 12%20%33% Forecast: Green Space

10. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Forecast: Greenhouse Gases CO 2 Emissions compared to 2005 2030: +33%2050: +43%

11. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Forecast: Energy Availability & Cost Feb 25, 2008: $3.13 Jul 21, 2008: $4.06 Oct 27, 2008: $2.66

12. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Forecast: Environmental Infrastructure Water Main Break Montgomery County, MD June 15, 2008

13. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Forecast: Transportation Infrastructure I-35 Bridge Collapse, Minneapolis, MN August 1, 2007

14. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role

15. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments To meet these inter-connected, new challenges, COG is evolving and proposing solutions. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

16. Evolving Role: Activity Centers Renewed effort to grow around activity centers

17. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Activity Centers Smart Growth makeovers for Tysons Corner and Rockville Pike

18. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Regional Transit Maintain & expand regional transit system

19. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Scenario Studies WV BALT VA “What if?” Scenarios Reduced driving, congestion Increased transit use

20. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Scenario Studies WV BALT VA Include New Variables

21. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Climate Change Taking the lead on climate change at the local level

22. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Climate Change Greenhouse gas reduction targets: 20202020: 20% below 2005 levels 20502050: 80% below 2005 levels

23. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Climate Change Recommendations tie together: Energy Use Land Use Transportation

24. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Greater Washington 2050 New focus on the region’s long-term development and quality of life GreaterWashington2050

25. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Greater Washington 2050 Planning principles developed from local visions, planning tools, and community input Principles

26. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Greater Washington 2050 Equity Principles Efficiency Transparency Sustainability Accessibility

27. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Greater Washington 2050 How can stakeholders be more effective in advocating and supporting regionalism? What best practices have worked in other regions that could be effective in a tri-state metropolitan region? Compact

28. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Greater Washington 2050 Developing metrics to measure regional progress Compact

29. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Federal Government Regulates CO 2 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Anticipating Change

30. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Greater Washington 2050 Climate Change Energy Health Care Economy Federal Presence Technology

31. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Evolving Role: Greater Washington 2050 Communication Educate, inform, and increase awareness of regional planning issues

32. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Product of Visionary Planning

33. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Product of Visionary Planning Now, it’s time for decisions and action to shape the 21 st century.