Bill of the Day: Preserving Tree Canopy

By |2026-02-19T11:28:39-05:00February 19, 2026|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Use & Transportation Reform, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

Virginia continues to lose tree canopy at an astonishing rate. This loss of tree canopy needs to be slowed and replaced to help manage stormwater, flooding, and mitigate against the most harmful effects of climate change.

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Land Use & Transportation Recap: 2025 Bill Outcomes

By |2025-03-06T10:25:55-05:00March 3, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Use & Transportation Reform, Updates From The Capital, Walking & Biking|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 19 land use & transportation bills this General Assembly session that supported electric vehicle accessibility, making streets safer, supported smart growth, and more.

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New Laws: Single Staircases Encourage Sustainable Housing

By |2024-08-01T14:06:22-04:00August 1, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Use & Transportation Reform, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

On July 1st, all bills from the 2024 General Assembly session became law in Virginia. One new law directs the Building Codes Commission to conduct a study on allowing single staircases for residential buildings up to six stories instead of three.

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Video: Blueprint for a Better Region

By |2024-06-06T15:58:14-04:00June 6, 2024|Categories: Land Use & Transportation Reform, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

Our partners at Coalition for Smarter Growth released a video detailing their Blueprint for a Better Region, a vision for a more sustainable, livable DC region. This video explains how smart growth ties together housing, transportation, land use, sustainability, and equity.

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Resource Guide: Creating Walkable Piedmont Communities

By |2024-05-07T13:30:46-04:00October 13, 2023|Categories: Land Conservation & Recreation, Land Use & Transportation Reform, VCN Partner Resources, Walking & Biking|Tags: , |

Piedmont Environmental Council and the Coalition for Smarter Growth released a guidebook for local governments and stakeholders to implement projects to promote walkable communities.

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