Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | |
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Planning region | |
Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG) | |
Coordinates: 41°11′N 73°11′W / 41.18°N 73.19°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Connecticut |
Founded | 2013 |
Largest city | Bridgeport |
Government | |
• Executive Director | Matthew Fulda |
Area | |
• Total | 140.2 sq mi (363 km2) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 325,778 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Congressional districts | 3rd, 4th |
Website |
ctmetro |
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is a planning region and 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 is a council of governments and a regional planning organization serving Bridgeport, Fairfield, Easton, Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull. It regulates economic development, transportation, and environmental quality in the region. MetroCOG also serves as a "host agency" for the Greater Bridgeport and Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization. [3] [4] Mike Tetreau, a Fairfield 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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 325,778 | — | |
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]
The following municipalities are members of the Greater Bridgeport Region: [10]