Archives for the ‘Transportation’ Category

Transparency Roundup

By admin • Aug 5th, 2010 • Category: Transportation

Our occasional update of online government transparency news.


Virginia is not without Transportation Challenges

By Christine Chmura • Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: Transportation

Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, Richmond and plenty of other areas throughout the Commonwealth experience more than their fair share of congestion. Adequately addressing these issues will take innovative solutions and some bold leadership.


The State of Virginia Transportation

By Christine Chmura • Jul 9th, 2010 • Category: Transportation

Virginia’s highway network is straining to cope with an ever increasing and more mobile population.


Tale of Two HOT Lane Projects in Virginia

By Shirley Ybarra • Jun 23rd, 2010 • Category: Top Story, Transportation

HOT lanes on I-95 and 495.


Improving Virginia’s Transportation without Raising Taxes: It Can Be Done

By John Palatiello • Jun 30th, 2009 • Category: Feature, Transportation

Despite an overall increase in state spending of roughly 70 percent during the last decade, transportation remains an issue. Here are three ways to address it without raising taxes.


How to Build Infrastructure in a Recession

By Mike Thompson • Jun 2nd, 2009 • Category: Transportation

Despite the recession private money is still out there for infrastructure projects. Virginia should be sure to build on its past experiences and continue to engage in public-private partnerships.


When All Else Fails, Try the Head Smackingly Obvious

By Ron Utt • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Transportation

Want to relieve traffic congestion? Stop funding pork barrel and prioritize transportation projects that… (drum roll)… relieve traffic congestion.


Flash the Lights and Blow the Sirens

By Doug Koelemay • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Transportation

The NVTA is near death as legislators fail once again.


A Simple Solution

By Mike Thompson • May 19th, 2008 • Category: Transportation

Here is an easy way to resolve Virginia’s political stand-off over transportation funding: Empower local governments to enact the same taxes that the Supreme Court invalidated regionally.


Stretching the Highway Dollar

By Leonard Gilroy • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Transportation

We can get more mileage out of transportation spending by prioritizing congestion relief, using performance-based planning and outsourcing maintenance.