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Translating the Data Presentation to Braddock Tomorrow Town Meeting Series and Dialogue. Paul DesJardin Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments November 8, 2006. Translating the Data. Review of economic and demographic trends driving growth in the Washington region
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Translating the Data Presentation to Braddock Tomorrow Town Meeting Series and Dialogue Paul DesJardin Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments November 8, 2006
Translating the Data • Review of economic and demographic trends driving growth in the Washington region • Review of COG initiatives and “tools” to assist with planning for growth and change • Review of recent initiatives on futures and “visioning”
Sources Bureau of the Census, local government estimates, MWCOG
Commercial Construction Starts 1980 to 2005 Total Square Feet
Place of Work for Fairfax County’s Residents Frederick County Montgomery County 16,943 Loudoun County 213 16,420 88,908 District of Columbia Fairfax County 48,670 Arlington County 27,641 9284 9,594 Alexandria 11,925 Prince William County/Manassas/Manassas Park Prince George’s County Outside of COG Region
COG Membership and 2000 Census Washington-Baltimore Combined Metropolitan Area Baltimore, MD MSA Winchester, VA-WV MSA Washington DC-VA-MD-WV MSA Lexington Park*
Comparison of Average Monthly Wages and Average Housing Cost: A Workforce Housing Crisis $1,751 Average Mortgage (2002) $1,157 Average Rent (2002)
In early 1990s, COG and member local governments initiated the Partnership for Regional Excellence.
In 1998, the TPB adopted its Vision. “The transportation system will provide reasonable access at reasonable cost to everyone…” “…include a healthy regional core and dynamic regional activity centers…” “…achieve better inter-jurisdictional coordination of transportation and land use planning…”