Earlier there was mention of the traffic trying to get to the Fairfax County Government Center for tonight’s hearing. This points out that our transportation problems are more truly land use problems–the result of poor land use planning. I am certain that the current Fairfax Board would not have placed the Government Center where it is today and would have linked it directly to a future Metrorail station.

Reacting to today’s release of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters’ Mid-Term Governor’s Report Card ranking on transportation and environmental issues, some conservation groups see grade inflation.

Today WalkScore.com released its national rankings of the most walkable and unwalkable communities in the United States, highlighting the District of Columbia’s neighborhoods as the 7th most walkable city in the country.

Today, residents of Ward 3 were excited to hear that Mayor Fenty established a public private partnership to rebuild the Tenley Friendship Library.

For Immediate Release: June 20, 2008 Contact: Stewart Schwartz, CSG, 703-599-6437 (c) Trip Pollard, SELC, 434-977-4090 Lisa Guthrie, VALCV, 804-225-1902 Conservation and Smart Growth Groups Call for Fundamental Reevaluation of Virginia Transportation and Land Use Energy Challenge is an Opportunity to Design a Different Program Say Groups in Reaction to Transportation