All Posts in ‘Metro’
NOVA Coalition Urges Regional Leaders to Fix Metro
The Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance and a Coalition of 20 regional business and community organizations are calling on area elected leaders to take a fiscally responsible approach to fix Metro […]
New DC Area Poll Shows Transportation Remains Top Concern
New DC Area Poll Shows Transportation Remains Top Concern Region’s Residents Want Action on Congestion A new Regional Transportation Survey sponsored by the Northern Virginia Transportation Coalition, a group of […]
NOVA Transportation Coalition Urges Investment in Regional Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure
The Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance – along with 23 leading business and civic organizations from across the DC region – has released their 2021 transportation priorities. The Coalition urges local, regional, […]
A Reasonable Metro Remedy
Metro’s fiscal health has been poor for years. New sustainable funds and reforms can wait no longer. Legislation passed last month in Richmond relies heavily on Northern Virginia regional transportation […]
Dedicated Metro Funding Should Not Be at the Expense of Scarce Regional Funds
The General Assembly should be applauded for its commitment to meet the $154 million/year goal to provide Virginia’s share of the $500 million system’s capital needs requested by the WMATA […]
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and Business Community Call on Governor Northam to Amend Metro Funding Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2018 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and Business Community Call on Governor Northam to Amend Metro Funding Bill Northern Virginia, March 26, 2018 – The Northern Virginia […]
How Not to Fund Metro; Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
How Not to Fund Metro Robbing Peter to Pay Paul New dedicated Metro funding is a must. Years ago, the Alliance was the first private sector organization to call for such funding. […]
Metro Update: Awarding Credit Where Due
For years, it’s been open season for criticizing Metro. Metro has pledged to improve and it has in many areas including: Reliability On-Time Arrivals – Nearly 9 of 10 passenger trips were on-time […]
Celebrate 30 Years of Transportation Progress!
Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance 30th Anniversary Celebration June 7, 2017 — 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Cooley LLP 11951 Freedom Dr., 14th Floor Reston, VA 22091 On June 7th the […]
Alliance Applauds Governor’s Metro Study Initiative
“Metro is such an essential asset” Governor Terry McAuliffe March 23, 2017 WTOP, Ask the Governor Many public officials these days talk about the importance of new Metro funding; few […]