celebrating 30 years of making better ways

The NVT Alliance is the acknowledged leader in advancing a visionary, regional, multi-modal transportation network to create a better quality of life and greater economic prosperity for all.

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Alliance Provides Input to Loudoun County Draft County 2040 Countywide Transportation Plan

Alliance Provides Input to Loudoun County Draft County 2040 Countywide Transportation Plan The Draft Loudoun 2040 Countywide Transportation Plan (“Draft CTP”) is part of the Envision Loudoun process with the goal of  “hav(ing) a lasting impact on the Loudoun community, helping to promote a continued high quality of life in the county.” In a statement […]

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Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Six-Year Program Choosing Wisely Now, More Important than Ever

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Six-Year Program Choosing Wisely Now, More Important than Ever The Virginia General Assembly’s*recent diversion of more than $100 million per year in regional and local funds to Metro makes it more important than ever for the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to choose wisely in selecting highway and transit investments for its […]

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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 dollars to meet Virginia’s $154 million per year portion. But making Metro more reliable should not be at the expense of making other parts of […]

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Alliance Priorities

Alliance transportation priorities superimposed on live traffic data

I-66 Outside the Beltway

Tri-County Parkway

Eastern Bypass / US Route 301

Regional Express Bus Network

I-395

Fairfax County Parkway

Bi-County Parkway

Route 28

Metro Upgrades

American Legion Bridge

Northwestern Potomac River Crossing

I-66 Inside the Beltway

Route 7

Missing Links

Critical Corridor Upgrades

Bridges

Roads

Bridges

Transit

Interstates

Primary Roads

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About the Alliance

The Alliance is a business-citizen coalition focused on championing highway and transit projects of greatest regional significance.

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David Birtwistle • CEO

David Birtwistle is CEO of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance where he is responsible for overall operations with specific focus on strategic planning and capital development. He had previously served on the NVTA Board of Directors.

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G. Evan Pritchard • Chair

Evan Pritchard is counsel in the Real Estate practice group of Venable LLP. He joined the Firm in 2016. Mr. Pritchard's practice includes representing major developers and national, regional and local companies in all areas of land use.

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Bob Chase • President Emeritus

Bob Chase is president emeritus of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, a 1,000 member business-citizen coalition formed in 1987 to promote greater citizen awareness of and involvement in regional transportation issues.

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