Transportation
Legislation proposes stricter penalty for Virginia vehicle owners who let unlicensed teens drive
Lawmakers will consider a bill in January that aims to stop unlicensed minors from operating a vehicle by charging the vehicle owner with a Class 1 misdemeanor. Tammy McGee, whose son died in a 2019 car crash after an unlicensed and underage teen driver crashed the car he was in, has become an outspoken advocate […]
Metro area leaders discuss regional funding source for transit system
Washington Metropolitan area leaders favor considering a regional revenue source for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro), which faced financial challenges to maintain services at the start of the year. However, where the funding will come from and the amount each jurisdiction will contribute to the fund is a concern regional leaders expressed at […]
Virginia lawmakers to consider proposal to support regional airports
Virginia lawmakers will soon consider a bill that could help to bring larger airlines to smaller airports and support the growth of regional airports in the commonwealth. Last session, Gov. Glenn Youngkin and lawmakers settled on a biennium budget that included several transportation investments, including $1 million to establish an Advanced Air Aviation Test Site […]
Metro adopts bus route redesigns for Northern Virginia areas
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) is moving forward with a service-wide redesign of its bus routes, including in a few areas of Northern Virginia, improving where people want to travel and simplifying services by the summer. The transit agency is planning to make changes in Alexandria, Fairlington and West Falls Church and Fairfax […]
‘Rail should be bipartisan’: Commuters hope for continued investment as Biden’s term ends
By Cruz Walden/VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Jerrad Lee leaves his Midlothian house at 5:20 a.m., skipping the morning cup of coffee if he is running late. Lee arrives at the Staples Mill Amtrak station just in time to catch the 6:05 a.m. train to Union Station in Washington. Once on the train, […]
VDOT awards $22 million in federal funding for EV chargers along Virginia interstates and highways
The Virginia Department of Transportation announced the next round of recipients to receive federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations along interstates and state highways. The awardings, presented by VDOT to the Commonwealth Transportation Board at its Oct. 22 meeting, total about $22 million for chargers at 35 different locations from 19 different applicants, […]
Va.’s congressional delegation calls for reauthorization of Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act
Members of the congressional delegation from Virginia would like to see the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, reauthorized when it ends in less than two years. The BIL has fueled internet access expansion and funded several transportation and environmental projects in Virginia, including financially supporting the Long Bridge Project’s expansion and […]
Port of Virginia receives $380 million award to bolster sustainability efforts
The Virginia Port Authority will receive $380 million in federal funding to purchase new zero-emission cargo handling equipment and charging infrastructure. According to members of Virginia’s congressional delegation, the funding was provided through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports grant program, stemming from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, designed to address and support […]
NoVa transportation district prepares for winter weather, reflects on legendary 2022 snowstorm
With lower temperatures approaching in the coming months, the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Northern Virginia District Office is advising residents and travelers to be prepared, with the district historically having the most snowfall in January and February historically and the looming specter of a winter storm that paralyzed Interstate 95 a few years ago. On […]
LGBTQ+ nonprofit hopes to drive support with new Va. license plate
By Katie Farthing /Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Diversity Richmond, a local nonprofit that supports the Greater Richmond area’s LGBTQ+ community, released a preliminary design for its new “Celebrate Diversity” state license plate. Diversity Richmond hopes the license plate will increase visibility for the community, according to the Rev. Lacette Cross, who is also […]
Virginia lawmakers prepare for a future filled with highly automated aircraft
Virginia lawmakers are aiming sky high as they turn their attention to the future of “advanced air mobility.” On Wednesday, experts in the aviation and drone industries addressed lawmakers from Virginia’s Joint House and Senate Transportation Committees at the governor’s annual transportation conference in Norfolk. Some of the areas discussed included emphasizing the importance of […]
Do commuters traveling south to Virginia need more train service time options?
This summer, two commuter train services in Maryland and Virginia reinstated a run-through service program that allows travelers using one train to transfer to the other with no additional costs. But commuters hoping to use the service to travel from Maryland using the MARC commuter train into the commonwealth in the late morning may miss […]