Virginia
Richmond Shows How to Boost Small-City Transit
Richmond built a bus rapid transit line and reorganized its bus routes. Ridership rose 21 percent in a year.
January 7, 2019
Vote for the Best Urban Street Redesign of 2018!
Memphis, Seattle, Washington D.C., Atlanta and Arlington County, Virginia are in the running. Vote for the best project here:
December 28, 2018
Amazon Won Transportation Perks for Its Crystal City HQ2
A High Line-like pedestrian bridge is the highlight of the $28-million transportation incentive deal.
November 14, 2018
Virginia Toll Operator’s Losses Flash Red Light For New Toll Lanes
Maryland should heed the warning.
September 13, 2018
The Lesson of $40 Highway Tolls in Virginia
It's one of the few cases where solo drivers have to confront the full cost of their trips.
December 6, 2017
Evaluating Danica Roem’s Transportation Platform
Danica Roem's political achievement was inspiring and toppled a notorious bigot. But now that she's in office, is her traffic prescription any good?
November 29, 2017
The “Outer Beltway” Is DC’s Zombie Highway Project That Won’t Stay Dead
Thanks to road boosters in the suburbs of Washington, DC, another highway bridge across the Potomac River -- part of an old plan for a second beltway around the nation's capital -- is still officially a possibility.
August 7, 2017
Richmond, Virginia, Shows How Smaller Cities Can Get Serious About Transit
The city has started work on its first BRT route, which could be the beginning of an 80-mile network.
July 20, 2017
Virginia DOT Hopes People Will Enjoy Bicycling Next to a Noisy, Exhaust-Choked Freeway
When a bike path is added to a highway expansion project, it risks being an afterthought, resulting in a low-quality, high-stress route. Like this one, now in the works in Northern Virginia.
June 16, 2017
The Mythology of HOT Lanes
In July Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe stood on the platform of a train station in Alexandria to announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation had granted $165 million for the Atlantic Gateway project.
September 27, 2016