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N. Va. leaders: More funding is not guaranteed for proposed Metro improvement plan

By Scott McCaffrey
Electronic display shows a system map at the Vienna Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Northern Virginia political leaders at the local and state levels seem to have a firm dollar figure associated with the proposal to improve Metro service across the region. There remains a question, however, regarding whether they’ll be able to come up with the funding.

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) is preparing to adopt a resolution on July 17 acknowledging that Virginia will need to commit an additional $153 million in fiscal year 2027 to implement operational upgrades and keep the transit system on track.

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Richmond Highway BRT, other bus lines set to receive regional transit funding

By Scott McCaffrey
Residents attend an in-person update on the Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project at the Gerry South Hyland Government Center on Jan. 15, 2025 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County’s plan to finance a nearly billion-dollar bus rapid transit (BRT) network along Richmond Highway is about to get another boost.

In June, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) is expected to support an additional $10 million in funding for the project. It would be the second installment in a $20 million promise to help the county finance the new bus system.

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DMV Moves task force might not deliver specific recommendations for future transit funding

By Scott McCaffrey
Metro logo (file photo)

A task force empaneled to look at strategies for making transit service in the D.C. region sustainable long-term might not, in the end, deliver specific recommendations on a funding mechanism.

“It is, at this time, I think, still up in the air,” Nick Donohue, a staff facilitator for the DMV Moves task force, told the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) Board of Directors last Thursday (April 3).

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More clarity on funding options for Metro and other transit expected this month

By Scott McCaffrey
Metrobus (staff photo by James Jarvis)

By the end of this month, local residents should have a better idea of options on the table, as regional leaders attempt to find dedicated funding streams for transit service in the D.C. area.

“We do expect information to be shared” at the next meeting of the DMV Moves task force, Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) Executive Director Kate Mattice told the commission’s board at a meeting last Thursday (March 6).

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Metro readies for potential ridership boost from federal workers returning to offices

By Scott McCaffrey
Inside a Metro train car (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Metro has the capacity to accommodate federal workers ordered back to the office by the Trump administration, one top transit leader says.

President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders after his inauguration yesterday (Monday), including ones to eliminate telework options for all federal government employees, freeze hiring and terminate diversity initiatives.

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Route 7 bus rapid transit study shifts focus to Seven Corners segment

By Scott McCaffrey
Metrobus 28A on Route 7 in Falls Church (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Preliminary work for future bus rapid transit service from Tysons to Alexandria along the Route 7 corridor is taking another step forward.

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) voted on Thursday (Dec. 5) to send out a request for proposals to firms interested in studying the easternmost leg of the corridor from Seven Corners to Alexandria.

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Regional taxes, longer I-66 toll hours on table for dedicated N. Va. transit funding

By Scott McCaffrey
A train arrives at the Tysons Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fifteen options are now on the table, as regional and state leaders mull ways to establish dedicated funding for Northern Virginia transit operations.

A full range of funding options for Metro and other public transportation systems was presented to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) on Thursday (Dec. 5), including new taxes and fees.

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Efforts to modernize Route 7 bus service continue, as Metrobus finalizes redesign

By Scott McCaffrey
Metrobus 28A going to Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Efforts to upgrade bus service along the Route 7 corridor from Tysons to Alexandria continue to roll steadily forward, albeit with no recent headline-grabbing advances.

The $518 million initiative dubbed Envision Route 7 appears to be “moving along well,” Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) chair Matt de Ferranti said at the organization’s Nov. 7 meeting.

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After Trump win, Northern Virginia leaders stress need for dedicated transit funding

By Scott McCaffrey
Metrobus at the Dunn Loring Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Elections have consequences, and now, Northern Virginia leaders are in wait-and-see mode on what those could be for local transit and transportation funding.

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) board met Thursday (Nov. 7) for the first time since the 2024 general election, when Donald Trump regained the presidency and Republicans took control of at least one chamber of Congress — an unnerving prospect for Northern Virginia’s mostly Democratic political leaders.

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