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McAuliffe Administration’s I-66 Inside the Beltway Proposal Fire! Aim! Ready!
The McAuliffe administration’s plan to toll and transit-enhance I-66 inside the Capital Beltway is problematic in many respects. Most transportation projects submitted and approved for the region’s long range plans are […]
I-66 Inside Capital Beltway Chronology – 77 Years in the Making
I-66 inside the Beltway is one of the region’s major transportation choke points. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Planned in the 1960s and early 1970s as an 8-lane […]
I-66 Study Details Please
“Smart, transparent and efficient transportation policy is an underpinning of a healthy economy – and no one understands that better than Gov. Terry McAuliffe.” -VA Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne, Op-Ed […]
Important Route 28 Progress!
Ground was broken last week to kick-off upgrades to Route 28 through Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William Counties and the City of Manassas consisting of: In Prince William Rt. 28 […]
It’s the Weight that Matters Most
As originally drafted, the intent of legislation (HB 2) creating Virginia’s the new transportation prioritization program was to focus more state resources on reducing Northern Virginia’s traffic congestion. However, as […]
The 35% Solution
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s primary charge is to develop a regional transportation plan “that reduces congestion to the greatest extent practical.” Yet the Authority’s project selection criteria awards only […]
The Bi-County Parkway Is Dead! April Fools!!!
Today being April 1st, a small group of public officials long opposed to the Bi-County Parkway apparently felt it appropriate to try to fool the public into believing that the […]
Last Call on Transportation Dollars
Under Virginia’s transportation funding allocation structure, funds for highway construction are those that exist after all other obligations are met (debt service, maintenance, rail & public transportation, administration, transfers other […]
Spend More vs. Save More
Some believe it’s important to save as much money as possible for really important things in life such as a home, their kids’ education and retirement. Others spend money as […]
TPB Newsletter (and the TPB) Ignore Majority I-66 Input
A recent Transportation Planning Board newsletter summarizing the public comments received regarding VDOT’s I-66 improvement proposals claimed that “A majority of the comments sought more details and greater commitments from […]