We’ve added a new division to the Planning section of the page for Regional Plans – studies and reports of a regional nature. Of particular interest are two plans from the Metropolitan Washington Council Of Governments, a sort of United Nations for the greater DC area:

• The Constrained Long Range Plan is the official policy guide for all new transportation projects in the region. If a highway or transit line isn’t approved as part of the CLRP, it cannot be built. The plan is, then, the source for information about proposed transportation improvements.
• The Regional Mobility & Accessibility Study is a report of hypothetical growth scenarios and how differing policies regarding housing, transportation and jobs might affect the region in different ways.