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Regional COG director outlines transportation, safety and workforce steps for the DMV
Summary
Clark Mercer, executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, told the Manassas Park City Council that COG coordinates regional transportation planning, mutual-aid public-safety programs and workforce tools, citing projects that include a $25 million Connor Drive roundabout and a regional report showing a one-year loss of about 119,000 jobs.
Clark Mercer, executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), gave a roughly 30-minute overview of the council's regional role and resources to the Manassas Park City Council on May 5.
Mercer said COG houses the region's metropolitan transportation planning board and runs long-range plans such as Visualize 2050, which lists local projects eligible for federal transportation dollars. "For Manassas Park, it includes over half a million…
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