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Washington Post, December 4, 2008
"Federal regulators have approved a long-awaited extension of Metrorail to Tysons Corner and Dulles International Airport, virtually assuring construction of a $5.2 billion project that regional leaders say is crucial to ease congestion and spur economic growth in Northern Virginia."
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, December 3, 2008
"Swayed in part by public opinion, the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors last night voted against imposing a countywide transportation impact fee.
The margin was razor thin, 4-3, and the debate was at times heated. But in the end the majority felt that the proposed fees would both drive business and industry away and also infringe upon individual property rights.
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, December 3, 2008
"The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors put the brakes on implementing a transportation impact fee.
The board voted 4-3 Tuesday to deny a proposed impact fee that would have essentially raised funding for specific road-improvement projects.
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Washington Post, December 2, 2008
"Gas prices have plummeted during the past several weeks, but commuters do not appear to be returning to their cars, according to transit officials in the region and elsewhere, who say ridership is still increasing."
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Washington Post, November 28, 2008
"From Tysons Corner to Rockville Pike, communities across the Washington suburbs are aspiring to become what Reston has been for more than 40 years: a place where you can buy milk, take a photography class and commune with nature without stepping foot in your car."
Citywire.com, November 12, 2008
"There’s a critical “place” story beyond the carelessness and/or chicanery of subprime mortgage lenders and resellers who precipitated the crisis that’s triggered a $700 billion federal bailout and global financial jitters. It’s the brutal geographic sorting out of winners and losers among the residential properties we call home. It has to do with the “intrinsic value” of a dwelling. Which, in turn, has to do with where it’s located and the convenience and amenities of the surrounding community."
Washington Post, December 2, 2008
"Gas prices have plummeted during the past several weeks, but commuters do not appear to be returning to their cars, according to transit officials in the region and elsewhere, who say ridership is still increasing."
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, December 3, 2008
"Swayed in part by public opinion, the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors last night voted against imposing a countywide transportation impact fee.
The margin was razor thin, 4-3, and the debate was at times heated. But in the end the majority felt that the proposed fees would both drive business and industry away and also infringe upon individual property rights.
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Washington Post, November 13, 2008
"People can comment on Maryland’s plan for the Purple Line transitway starting on Saturday. We did a Commuter page laying out some of the elements in the Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement that will be the focus of the hearings."
Washington Post, November 2, 2008
"The Maryland Transit Administration crossed a planning threshold last month when it released several hundred pages of study and analysis that could lead to the construction of an east-west transitway in the middle of the next decade. Here’s a look at what the Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement says and where the project stands. "
Daily Progress, November 19, 2008
"For now, local government officials have all jumped on the bandwagon: There’s no need to forge ahead with the Eastern Connector.
The move to hold off on the project, most recently made by the Charlottesville City Council on Monday, happened after officials expressed a desire to have more concrete data on the effects of a regional transit system and traffic patterns, plus the identification of a funding source.
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New York Times, November 19, 2008
"...And yet when it comes to the nation’s infrastructure, money isn’t the main problem.
A lack of adequate financing is part of the problem, without doubt. But the bigger problem has been an utter lack of seriousness in deciding how that money gets spent. And as long as we’re going to stimulate the economy by spending money on roads, bridges and the like, we may as well do it right.
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Daily Progress, October 22, 2008
"Business advocates in Lynchburg and Danville are calling for the ouster of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization, citing the agency’s reluctance to move forward with a $300 million bypass around Charlottesville’s heavily traveled portion of U.S. 29.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, October 16, 2008
"Trouble on Wall Street has trickled down to cause problems on your street.
Yesterday, Virginia transportation leaders announced the state is facing a $2.1 to $2.6 billion loss in road funding from 2009 to 2014.
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