Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Planning region
Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG)
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Interactive map of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is a

county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024.[1][2]

MetroCOG policies and activities

MetroCOG is a

First Selectman, has served as Executive Director since 2018.[5]
The headquarters of MetroCOG is located at 1000 Lafayette Blvd. in Bridgeport.

As of 2018, MetroCOG is looking into initiating a

bike-sharing system that would service Bridgeport, Fairfield and Stratford and perhaps Trumbull, Monroe and Easton.[6]

Another priority of the council was to gain a "county government equivalence designation" from the

United States Census in order to be able to apply for many federal programs as since 1960, Connecticut has no county governments.[7] This change was made official by the U.S. Census Bureau
in 2022.

In 2017 the council worked to secure a $2,050,000 state grant to improve the Pequonnock River trail.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020325,778—
2022 (est.)327,286[9]0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 325,778 people living in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.[2]

Municipalities

Bridgeport is the largest city within MetroCOG's boundaries

The following municipalities are members of the Greater Bridgeport Region:[10]

References

  1. ^ "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut". Federal Register. June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ http://www.ctmetro.org/ Metropolitan Connecticut website
  4. ^ https://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?q=383046 Regional Councils of Governments (RCOGs) in Connecticut
  5. ^ Guinness, Meredith (January 24, 2018). "Fairfield's Tetreau To Lead Regional Metro Council". Bridgeport Daily Voice. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Burgeson, John (October 9, 2018). "Area municipalities consider bike-share options". ctpost. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Reilly, Genevieve (February 15, 2018). "'County-equivalent' designation could mean more federal money for towns". Fairfield Citizen. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Zimmerman, Kevin (February 6, 2017). "Trumbull to receive $2M grant to connect river trail to commercial centers". Westfair Communications. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "About Us". MetroCOG. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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