about 6 months ago - 5 comments
Our new governor made his first speech to the General Assembly yesterday. His major issue was, of course, the budget deficit that Virginia faces. He promised to make the cuts necessary to balance the budget without raising taxes. To lead this charge, he promised to take a pay cut and his most of his staff [...]
about 7 months ago - 3 comments
Fairfax recently released a new 10-year plan aimed at making transit travel more attractive the vehicle travel. The plan would increase service and frequency, create new routes, and use innovative techniques such as tying traffic lights to bus schedules, so that they never wait at lights. They also plan on utilizing dedicated bus lanes and [...]
about 8 months ago - No comments
The state is getting ready to cut another billion dollars from VDOT. This is in addition to the over $3 billion that has already been cut out.We already can no longer afford to build roads or even maintain them. Now, we will be unable to plan and design them, meaning that we will be ineligible [...]
about 9 months ago - No comments
I think it is agreed by everyone that 86 years is too long to wait to finish our roads. The first attempt at the HRTA was to utilize the following taxes/fees:
$10 automobile inspection fee
5 percent tax on automobile repairs
Grantor’s tax of 40 cents for every $100 of assessed value when selling a home
Motor vehicle rental [...]
about 9 months ago - No comments
The HRTA was created as an effort by the General Assembly to give Hampton Roads what it so desperately needs: a dedicated funding source for major highway construction. However woefully inadequate this funding was, it was a start. Using the latest cost estimates (and including the HRBT), there are an estimated $14.6 billion worth of [...]
about 6 months ago
Round 1 of the Tom Foolery begins…Mcdonnell really needs to call a transportation session and start this ball rolling. like i’ve said before, i hope he’s not like his Rep colleagues and is going to be a great procrastinator