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Washington Post, September 4, 2008
"The latest contract awarded to build part of the intercounty connector will cost $100 million more than the highest price predicted for that seven-mile section, a sign critics say shows that the project is in danger of exceeding its budget."
Washington Post, September 4, 2008
"For seven years, Sharon Bauer of Manassas has used public transportation to get around.
And that, she said, is not going to change even if Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission officials vote to increase bus fares by year’s end. "
Post Writers Group, August 24, 2008
" City or suburb? For decades that’s been the choice for most Americans. Suburbs have been the hands-down winners -- by the millions, we’ve rushed to the urban edge. But could we be on the cusp of an historic "back to the city" shift? The case is building. Alan Ehrenhalt, executive editor of Governing magazine, says we’re in the midst of a "demographic inversion." Check such cities as Atlanta and Washington, he suggests -- they’re beginning to resemble historic Vienna or Paris, the centuries-old pattern in which the people of means chose to live near the vital city centers..."
The Examiner, August 21, 2008
"Think of the typical city bus, and you’re likely to picture old vehicles with hard seats and noisy brakes that belch diesel fumes as they jerk from stop to stop. Transit agencies want you to take another look. They’re rolling out more attractive and comfortable buses, convenient express routes and even on-board Wi-Fi."
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Clarke Times-Courier, August 21, 2008
"State transportation officials are recommending that some of the several dozen crossover areas along Route 7 be closed and others be upgraded in an effort to improve traffic safety and flow along the busy commuter corridor.
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Post Writers Group, August 24, 2008
" City or suburb? For decades that’s been the choice for most Americans. Suburbs have been the hands-down winners -- by the millions, we’ve rushed to the urban edge. But could we be on the cusp of an historic "back to the city" shift? The case is building. Alan Ehrenhalt, executive editor of Governing magazine, says we’re in the midst of a "demographic inversion." Check such cities as Atlanta and Washington, he suggests -- they’re beginning to resemble historic Vienna or Paris, the centuries-old pattern in which the people of means chose to live near the vital city centers..."
Daily Progress, August 19, 2008
"Charlottesville’s City Council was nearly split down the middle Monday when considering approval for a temporary construction easement to build the Meadowcreek Parkway, the controversial 2-mile thoroughfare that has stagnated for nearly four decades.
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The Examiner, August 5, 2008
"West Group, Tysons Corner’s largest landowner, has filed plans to build a mammoth redevelopment project envisioned for a new urban Tysons: 150-acre swath of offices, retail and living space closely tied to Metrorail. If approved, the West Gate and West Park projects together would add millions of square feet of development to an unremarkable cluster of office parks, part of what West Group Senior Vice President Mark Lowham calls “the start of a long-term transformation in Tysons which is radically different from the one we know today.” The developments sit close to the planned Tysons East ..."
WTOP, August 7, 2008
"Picture a 21st century main street bustling with activity, enough activity to keep 500,000 more people busy, generate 250,000 new jobs and bring in $58 million in new tax revenues. That’s how supporters of rail to Dulles see the area through Tysons Corner and out to Loudoun County by the year 2030. But the project, with 11 proposed new stations, faces several hurdles in the next six months, including a lawsuit that challenges the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s takeover of the Dulles Toll Road to help fund construction. "
Fauquier Times-Democrat, August 13, 2008
"Regional taxing plans for transportation improvements throughout Northern Virginia currently exclude Fauquier. County drivers use the roads — U.S. 29, Route 28, and U.S. 1 — but do not technically live in the Northern Virginia planning district.
Some lawmakers in that district think that should change.
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Richmond Times Dispatch, July 18, 2008
"In the era of $4-a-gallon gasoline, travelers are flocking to ride Amtrak.
But the national passenger rail service, dogged by delays and aging equipment, may not have enough trains to accommodate them all.
"The trains are very frequently sold out, especially now," said Meredith Richards of Charlottesville, president of Virginians for High-Speed Rail."
Leesburg Today, July 17, 2008
"Right on the heels of the board of supervisors’ adoption of an amended Secondary Road Six-Year Plan that cut a number of projects supervisors had considered top priorities, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board gave the county another blow. Late this afternoon the planning board announced it would be cutting key Northern Virginia transportation projects from its Regional Transportation Program. "
Greene County Record, July 18, 2008
"To pave or not to pave. That was the question for residents of the County’s backcountry roads at Greene’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting July 8.
A total of twelve citizens spoke to the issue. Some residents of Stanardsville’s Middle River Road even presented the Board with a petition to stop the scheduled paving of that road. "
Daily Progress, July 23, 2008
"A draft of Virginia’s Statewide Rail Plan recommends implementing a new passenger line with stops in Charlottesville as the first phase of the statewide TransDominion Express, with initial operations that would begin as early as 2010.
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