Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

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council of governments nonprofit organization regional intergovernmental organization

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is a regional organization that brings together local governments in the greater Washington, D.C. area to coordinate planning, policy, and services on issues such as transportation, the environment, and public safety.

Aliases (1)

Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	council of governments → nonprofit organization → regional intergovernmental organization →
appliesToJurisdiction	District of Columbia → Maryland → Virginia →
coordinatesOn	environmental policy → health and human services → homeland security → housing policy → public safety → regional land use planning → transportation planning →
country	United States →
foundedBy	local governments in the Washington metropolitan area →
hasMember	Arlington County, Virginia → Charles County, Maryland → City of Alexandria, Virginia → City of Bowie, Maryland → City of College Park, Maryland → City of Fairfax, Virginia → City of Falls Church, Virginia → City of Frederick, Maryland → City of Gaithersburg, Maryland → City of Greenbelt, Maryland → City of Manassas Park, Virginia → City of Manassas, Virginia → City of Rockville, Maryland → City of Takoma Park, Maryland → District of Columbia → Fairfax County, Virginia → Frederick County, Maryland → Loudoun County, Virginia → Montgomery County, Maryland → Prince George's County, Maryland → Prince William County, Virginia →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	nonprofit corporation →
operatesProgram	Climate, Energy, and Environment Policy Committee → Homeland Security and Public Safety Program → Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee → Transportation Planning Board →
purpose	to coordinate regional planning among member jurisdictions → to develop regional policies on transportation, environment, and public safety → to provide a forum for cooperation among local governments →
servesRegion	Washington metropolitan area → greater Washington, D.C. area →
shortName	MWCOG →
website	https://www.mwcog.org/ →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
District Department of Transportation →	collaboratesWith
MWCOG →	fullName
Washington metropolitan area →	governedBy
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ("Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee") →	operatesProgram
Fairfax County, Virginia →	regionalOrganizationMemberOf