Land Use & Transportation Policy: 2023 General Assembly Review
Policies to defend Clean Car Standards, make streets safer for people who walk and bike, and support public transit funding.
Policies to defend Clean Car Standards, make streets safer for people who walk and bike, and support public transit funding.
Spanning across the entire state, the Commonwealth Corridor east-west railway would speed rail travel, slash travel time, and connect Virginia's people and resources from western Virginia all the way to the beach!
Our public transit systems are severely underfunded, leaving many Virginians with few or unsafe options for moving around their communities without a car.
See Chesapeake Climate Action Network's summary of the Transit Equity and Modernization Study here.
A gas tax suspension would drastically cut public transit and rail funding - services Virginians need now more than ever.
To guarantee transit equity and reduce barriers to transit access, we need legislation which better distributes TRIP funds for zero-fare transit.
See RVA Rapid Transit's 2021 State of Transit Report here.
The Community Climate Collaborative released their Virginia Transit Tool, which provides data and metrics that support community efforts to organize and advocate for better transit and contribute to an improved environment.
Welcome to the fourth week of Our Common Agenda Education Series, featuring the Transportation chapter of Our Common Agenda.