Virginia 6-Year Plan

With two million more people coming to our region, the only way that we can reduce traffic and save open space is to provide transportation choices by linking walkable communities to transit.

1. Support shifting funding to more transit, fixing local road bottlenecks, and providing more pedestrian and bicycle routes. Support rail to Tysons Corner and transit investments (rail, bus-rapid transit, and bus) that are linked to walkable communities.

2. Oppose projects that do not relieve congestion, but open up more land to scattered development: oppose the Tri-County Parkway (Battlefield Bypass)/234 Bypass and Techway (proposed Potomac Bridge crossing).

3. Support fixing I-66 outside the Beltway as a much higher priority than new bypasses. Fixes should include HOV lanes, extension of VRE to Haymarket and planning to extend Metrorail to Centreville.

4. Oppose widening I-66 inside the Beltway which could cost up to $400 million yet only move the bottleneck to Rosslyn and DC. Ask for consideration of HOV, HOT lane, express bus and Dulles Rail as better alternatives. Losing the right of way on I-66 would mean that we can’t later build an express track for the Orange Line and Dulles Rail.

5. Oppose the I-95 and Beltway HOT lanes (12-lane beltway) until they’ve analyzed the impact on HOV/Slug system and on traffic on intersecting local roads like Route 7.

6. Support making I-95 passenger and freight rail a top state priority, to prevent complete meltdown of I-95.