Planning

Land Use Planning

Since the agency’s creation in 1969, CMCOG has provided land use planning and general technical administrative support to its member local governments in the form of staff support and individual project efforts.


Planning and Zoning Training


Transportation Planning

The Central Midlands Council of Governments (CMCOG) is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) responsible for carrying out the urban transportation planning process for the Columbia Area Transportation Study (COATS). The COATS MPO study area boundary includes large portions of Richland and Lexington Counties and small portions of Calhoun and Kershaw Counties.


Environmental Planning

The CMCOG Environmental Planning Program examines regional environmental issues such as air and water quality, open space preservation, sustainable energy and environmental justice.