Stopping Sprawl and Highway Projects – Latest Happenings

State’s Transportation Board delays vote on North-South plan

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Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board on May 15 delayed a vote to accept the state's North-South Corridor master plan that includes a proposal to more directly link Loudoun and Prince William's roadways. The North-South plan includes several regional projects, including the so-called Bi-County Parkway, which extends Route 234 from I-66 in
Living Laboratory: Sprawl & Stormwater on Rt. 1

Living Laboratory: Sprawl & Stormwater on Rt. 1

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Over 2 dozen people joined us to learn about Quander Brook and mixed-use development on this walking tour in Fairfax's Route 1 corridor.

Should Virginia Build Another Highway? Study for “Outer Beltway” Released

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Plans for a major highway in Northern Virginia are taking shape. Officials say the billion-dollar road would spur growth, but opponents say that premise is flawed. The Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment state has released a study to the influential, 17-member Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) of a limited access, north-south highway between
Tri-County Parkway

The North-South Divide

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Battle lines are forming over the north-south transportation corridor in Northern Virginia. Backers say it would serve a growing population and stimulate economic development. Foes say the state has more urgent priorities for spending $1 billion or more. Red line shows approximate route of the North-South Corridor where it runs

Why Tolls Will Be Waived On One Virginia Highway This Weekend

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Nearly five months after opening, the operators of the 495 Express Lanes are struggling to attract motorists to their congestion-free toll road in a region mired in some of the worst traffic congestion in the country. Transurban, the construction conglomerate that put up $1.5 billion to build the 14-mile, EZ Pass-only corridor