Solid Waste
Regional Solid Waste Master Plan
The Regional Solid Waste Management Plan outlines the activities and priorities that will be initiated in the region throughout the planning period of 2023-2042. The plan includes…
Economic Development, Housing
Housing and Job Balance Report
Published Date: 22 Jul 2023
CAPCOG analyzed the supply of housing, workers incomes, and regional commuting patterns to understand where there is a need for workforce housing. This analysis in 2022 in…
Air Quality
2022 Air Quality Annual Report
Published Date: 22 Aug 2023
The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Annual Air Quality Report is prepared by (CAPCOG) for Central Texas Clean Air Coalition members, the Texas Commission on…
Economic Development
2023 update and report to the 2020-25
Published Date: 31 Jul 2023
This report serves as the annual update to the Capital Area Council of Government’s (CAPCOG) 2020-2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). Within this document we report on…
Economic Development
Llano County Transportation & Economic Development Plan Update
Published Date: 25 Jul 2022
This document represents an update to the original Llano County Transportation and Economic Development Plan completed in December 2015. It studies the demographic and economic factors that…
Air Quality
2021 Annual Air Quality Report Overview
Published Date: 17 Aug 2022
This report serves as a highlighted summary of the full annual report. It is the region’s annual “check-in” on Ozone (O ) and fine particulate matter (PM)…
Air Quality
2021 Air Quality Report Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA
Published Date: 17 Aug 2022
This report serves as the region’s annual “check-in” with EPA as part of the CAC’s participation in the Ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Advance Programs…
Annual Report
2021 CAPCOG Annual Report
Published Date: 31 Dec 2021
The 2021 CAPCOG Annual Report summarizes the work of CAPCOG's divisions throughout the year. It highlights the achievements of each program and documents who served on its…
Air Quality, Data Analysis and Modeling
On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Inventory Research for the…
Published Date: 17 Dec 2021
This analysis modeled select fleet vehicles for City of Austin, Travis County, and the Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority. CAPCOG modeled diesel and biodiesel vehicles of the following…
Air Quality, Data Analysis and Modeling
2021 Air Quality Monitoring Report
Published Date: 14 Dec 2021
This report is based on monthly air quality monitoring data from eight monitors located in five counties in the CAPCOG region. It provides details about the activities…
Air Quality
2019-23 Air Quality Plan Addendum
Published Date: 10 Nov 2021
The Clean Air Coalition updated the Regional Air Quality Plan in November 2021 to address particulate matter (PM) pollution which can be harmful to people’s health. The…
Air Quality
COVID-19 Air Quality Study
Published Date: 26 Oct 2021
This study shows how the significant reductions in personal vehicle usage within the Austin area in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic did improve regional air quality,…
Air Quality, Data Analysis and Modeling
2020 Austin- Round Rock-Georgetown MSA Air Monitoring Data…
Published Date: 31 Jul 2021
The project analyzes ground-level ozone (O3) data collected in 2020 in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which consists of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson…
Air Quality
2020 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA Air Quality Report
Published Date: 31 Jul 2021
CAPCOG prepared this annual air quality report covering the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for Central Texas Clean Air Coalition (CAC) members, the Texas Commission on…
Air Quality
2020 Air Quality Work Plan Report
Published Date: 5 Jan 2021
This report describes the activities and results of the 2020 Work Plan performed by CAPCOG in 2020. The Central Texas Clean Air Coalition approved the 2020 Air…
Air Quality, Data Analysis and Modeling
2020 Air Quality Monitoring Report
Published Date: 5 Jan 2021
This report is based on monthly air quality monitoring data from eight monitors located in five counties in the CAPCOG region. It provides details about the activity…
Annual Report
2020 CAPCOG Annual Report
Published Date: 23 Dec 2020
The 2020 CAPCOG Annual Report summarizes the work of CAPCOG's divisions throughout the year. It highlights the achievements of each program and documents its hard working committee…
Economic Development
2020-2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Published Date: 11 Dec 2020
The 2020-2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is the regional economic development plan developed by the Capital Area Economic Development District (CAEDD) board to guide project development…
Air Quality
2019 Air Quality Report for the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown…
Published Date: 31 Jul 2020
This is the annual air quality report for the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) prepared by CAPCOG for the members of the Central Texas Clean Air…
Air Quality, Data Analysis and Modeling
2019 Air Monitoring Data Analysis for the Austin-Round…
Published Date: 31 Jul 2020
This report analyzes ground-level ozone (O3) data collected in 2019 in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which consists of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson…
Air Quality
Potential Impacts of COVID-19 Response on Regional Air…
Published Date: 24 Apr 2020
This memo is a brief analysis of the potential effects Stay Home Orders, which were issued throughout the region in March and April, may have on the…
Annual Report
2019 CAPCOG Annual Report
Published Date: 16 Dec 2019
The 2019 CAPCOG Annual Report recaps the work CAPCOG did during the year. It highlights each CAPCOG division and its program areas. It also documents its committee…
Air Quality
Non-Road Emissions Inventory Projections
Published Date: 5 Jan 2018
This report summarizes updated non-road mobile activity and emissions inventory projections and builds on several other research projects completed by CAPCOG in recent years, incorporating new data…
Air Quality
Review of 2017 Emissions Inventory Data
Published Date: 30 Sep 2019
Every three years, the EPA prepares a comprehensive inventory of emissions for every county in the country known as the “National Emissions Inventory” (NEI). The NEI is…
Air Quality
2018 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA Air Quality Report
Published Date: 11 Sep 2019
This report is intended to: Provide an update to EPA, TCEQ, and local stakeholders on the status of air quality in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA through the…
Homeland Security
Mass Fatality Response Plan
Published Date: 16 Dec 2020
CAPCOG and multiple stakeholders developed the CAPCOG Mass Fatality Response Plan to offer guidance to all public safety responders within the region’s 10-county area. The plan outlines…
Air Quality
2018 Air Quality Monitoring Data Analysis
Published Date: 6 Sep 2019
The purpose of this project is to analyze ground-level ozone (O3) data collected in 2018 in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which consists of Bastrop,…
Air Quality
2019-2023 Ozone Monitoring Network Review Report
Published Date: 31 May 2018
The purpose of this report is to explain the technical basis and analyses conducted by CAPCOG staff in support of the 2019-2023 Monitoring Plan approved by the…
Air Quality
2019-2023 Regional Air Quality Plan
Published Date: 21 Dec 2018
The 2019-2023 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Regional Air Quality Plan is intended as a guide to addressing regional air pollution issues for Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays,…
Air Quality
2018 Air Quality Monitoring Report
Published Date: 13 Dec 2018
This report documents the ground-level ozone (O3) and meteorological monitoring activities conducted by CAPCOG in 2018. Attachment 2018 Air Quality Monitoring Report Supplement files
Annual Report
2018 CAPCOG Annual Report
Published Date: 1 Dec 2018
The 2019 CAPCOG Annual Report details the work CAPCOG did during the year. It highlights each CAPCOG division and its program areas. It also documents its committee…
Air Quality
2017 Air Quality Report for the Austin-Round Rock…
Published Date: 31 Jul 2018
This is the annual air quality report for the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) prepared by the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) for the members…
Air Quality
Secondary Analysis of Photochemical Modeling Data Report
Published Date: 15 Jun 2018
This report provides insights into ground-level ozone formation in the region using existing photochemical modeling completed by the CAPCOG, the Alamo Area Council of Governments, the Texas…
Air Quality
2017 Air Quality Monitoring Data Analysis
Published Date: 15 Jun 2018
The purpose of this project is to compare ambient air monitoring data collected in 2017 in the Central Texas region with CAPCOG’s most recent ozone “conceptual model,”…
Economic Development
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy–2015-20, 2018 update
Published Date: 30 Sep 2019
The 2018 Update to the 2015-2020 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) features updated data and analysis for the region, with particular focus on: Population Growth, Jobs and…
Air Quality
Local and Voluntary Emission Reduction Quantification Report
Published Date: 19 Mar 2018
This project was to quantify the magnitude and spatial and temporal characteristics of the emissions reduction measures that have been implemented within the Austin-Round Rock MSA as…
Air Quality
Regional Air Quality Grant Report
Published Date: 12 Feb 2018
CAPCOG awarded $210,500 in funding for four different regional air quality grants in 2016. These projects included: The replacement of on-road pickup trucks with smaller non-road utility…
Air Quality
Emissions Inventory Spatial Surrogates Review and Updates
Published Date: 5 Jan 2018
This project provides a detailed review of the spatial representation of emissions within the ten-county CAPCOG region for photochemical modeling.
Air Quality
Ozone Monitoring Network Review for 2018 Monitoring Activities
Published Date: 11 Aug 2017
This document explains the methodology CAPCOG used to score and rank its eight monitoring stations for 2018. CAPCOG intends to use the data to prioritize which monitoring…
Air Quality, Area Agency on Aging, Economic Development, Emergency Communications,…
2017 State of the Region Presentation
Published Date: 13 Dec 2017
Given during the Dec. 13, 2017 General Assembly Meeting, the State of the Region presentation was an interactive presentation that let attendees learn about progressing regional efforts and…
Air Quality
2017 Air Quality Monitoring Report
Published Date: 8 Dec 2017
This report documents the ground-level ozone and meteorological monitoring activities conducted by CAPCOG in 2017.
Annual Report
2017 CAPCOG Annual Report
Published Date: 1 Dec 2017
The 2017 CAPCOG Annual Report provides insight into the many accomplishment of CAPCOG during the year. It highlights every CAPCOG division and their programs. It also documents…
Air Quality
Modeling Platform Performance Evaluation for the CAPCOG Region
Published Date: 28 Nov 2017
The CAPCOG region’s Federal Reference Method (FRM) air quality monitors show that the region’s ground-level ozone (O3) levels are narrowly attaining the 2015 O3 National Ambient Air…
Air Quality
Special Monitoring Projects Report
Published Date: 23 Nov 2017
This report provides details of special monitoring activities Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) supported in 2017. CAPCOG contracted with St. Edwards University to launch a series…
Economic Development, Homeland Security
Disaster Resiliency & Recovery in the Texas Capital…
Published Date: 15 Nov 2017
The Disaster Resiliency & Recovery in the Texas Capital Area, The Economic Impact and Local Response to the 2015 Memorial Day Disaster Event report summarizes much of the…
Air Quality
2016 Air Quality Monitoring Data Analysis
Published Date: 13 Oct 2017
The purpose of this project is to compare ambient air monitoring data collected in 2016 with CAPCOG’s most recent ozone (O3) “conceptual model,” which evaluated data from 2010-2015.
Air Quality
2016 Air Quality Report for the Austin-Round Rock…
Published Date: 23 Aug 2017
This is the annual air quality report for the members of the Central Texas Clean Air Coalition (CAC), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and the…
Economic Development
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2015 – 2020, 2017…
Published Date: 15 Jul 2017
The 2017 Update to the 2015- 2020 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) features updated data and analysis for the region, with particular focus on: Population Growth Jobs…
Air Quality
Photochemical Episode Sensitivity and Control Strategy Modeling
Published Date: 11 Aug 2017
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) developed a photochemical modeling episode based on the 2012 ozone season. This project involved running photochemical modeling episodes based on…
Solid Waste
2017 Regional Solid Waste Grants Program Funding Report
Published Date: 30 Apr 2017
The Texas Association of Regional Councils' (TARC), Impact & Results in your Region, Regional Solid Waste Grants Program Funding Report, Fiscal Year 2014/2015. This report is hosted…
Air Quality
Source Apportionment Modeling Report
Published Date: 11 Apr 2017
For this project, the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) modeled the impact of a number of emission sources and source regions on ground-level ozone (O3) levels…
Air Quality
Sensitivity and Control Strategy Modeling
Published Date: 4 Apr 2017
This project involved running two baseline photochemical modeling episodes based on June 2006 and June 2012 base case modeling platforms developed by TCEQ1 and 2017 projections using…
Air Quality
Regional Air Quality Survey Analysis Report
Published Date: 16 Feb 2017
CAPCOG’s Air Quality Program conducted a regional phone survey of 710 residents of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties from October 22, 2016 – November 26,…
Economic Development
CAEDD Labor Market Analysis
Published Date: 2 Dec 2016
The Capital Area Economic Development District Labor Market Analysis includes a compilation of statistics such as the region’s unemployment rate, an employment by industry cluster forecast, employment…
Annual Report
2016 CAPCOG Annual Report
Published Date: 1 Dec 2016
The 2016 CAPCOG Annual Report chronicles the activities and achievements throughout the year. It showcases the work of every CAPCOG division and their programs and state every…
Economic Development
2016 State of the Region Presentation
Published Date: 12 Sep 2016
The CAPCOG 2016 State of the Region Presentation addressed popular perceptions versus realities throughout region. It focused on topics such as population, transportation, land use and development…
Economic Development
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2015 – 2020, 2016…
Published Date: 15 Jul 2016
The 2016 Update to the 2015-2020 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) features updated data and analysis for the region, with particular focus on: Population Growth, Jobs and…
Economic Development, Transportation
Llano County Transportation and Economic Development Plan
Published Date: 14 Dec 2015
Llano County, TxDOT, and CAPCOG developed the Llano County Transportation and Economic Development Plan to identify transportation priorities and integrate those priorities with strategies for economic growth. The plan…
Economic Development
2015 State of the Region Address
Published Date: 12 Dec 2015
The 2015 Capital Area State of the Region Presentation was delivered to the CAPCOG General Assembly on Dec. 9, 2015. By many measures, 2015 was another banner…
Air Quality, Economic Development
The Potential Costs of an Ozone Nonattainment Designation…
Published Date: 22 Sep 2015
This study estimates that a nonattainment designation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) could cost the Central Texas…
Economic Development
Five Centers for Regional Innovation: Industry Clusters in…
Published Date: 21 Sep 2015
This report examines five Centers for Regional Innovation projects supported by the Economic Development Administration in different regions to highlight successes and best practices. By analyzing successful…
Homeland Security
Capital Area Regional Mutual Aid Plan
Published Date: 1 Sep 2015
The Capital Area Regional Mutual Aid Plan establishes guidelines for making available the appropriate resources at the appropriate time in response to large-scale, emergency management incidents as…
Economic Development
Capital Area Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2015-20
Published Date: 15 May 2015
CAPCOG develops a Capital Area Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) every five years. The strategy is written to hopefully provide useful regional information, guidance, and perspective to local…
Economic Development, Housing
Housing Opportunity in Central Texas Report
Published Date: 15 May 2014
CAPCOG's Housing Opportunity in Central Texas report, created as part of the HUD-funded Sustainable Places Project, summarizes key findings of data analysis, deliberation and application of the many…
Economic Development, Transportation
Lee County Transportation and Economic Development Plan
Published Date: 8 Dec 2014
Lee County, TxDOT, and CAPCOG developed the Lee County Transportation and Economic Development Plan to identify transportation priorities and integrate strategies for economic growth. The plan recognizes the need…
Economic Development, Transportation
Blanco County Transportation and Economic Development Plan
Published Date: 1 Jan 2014
The Blanco County Transportation and Economic Development Plan is the result of a collaborative effort between Blanco County and the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) with support from…
Economic Development
State of the Workforce – Austin-Round Rock MSA
Published Date: 15 Jul 2010
Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area contracted with CAPCOG for a workforce study looking at some of the key trends including population, education…
Closed Landfill Inventory, Solid Waste
Closed Landfill Inventory
Published Date: 1 Jan 2010
As mandated by the state in 1993, CAPCOG developed a complete inventory of closed municipal solid waste landfills for its regional solid waste management plan. The inventory…
Economic Development
County Land Use Authority in Texas
Published Date: 15 Nov 2009
In response to the issues created by the high rate of residential and commercial growth in unincorporated areas of urban and suburban Texas counties, the Capital Area…