Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton said he told several senior Metro staff members, including Chief of Staff Shiva Pant, on Wednesday that Virginia is willing to pay Metro $500 million over 10 years even if it does not receive seats on the Metro board.
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June 25, 2010
Virginia will pay Metro promised funds
June 23, 2010
Fairfax approves long range plan for Tysons Corner
Fairfax County officials on Tuesday approved a landmark proposal to allow the transformation of Tysons Corner from a sprawling, auto-dependent office park into vibrant, walkable city.
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June 17, 2010
McDonnell threatens to withold Metro funds
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s administration threatened Wednesday to unravel a $1.5 billion federal funding plan for Metro unless the state gets two members on the agency’s board of directors.
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June 7, 2010
Arlington HOT lanes lawsuit will continue
Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Chris Zimmerman on June 3 came out swinging against both regional business leaders and state transportation officials, saying the county government has no intention of abandoning its legal efforts against the proposed high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on Interstates 95 and 395 into Arlington.
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May 27, 2010
Fairfax considers scaling down Tysons redevelopment plans
A proposal to transform Tysons Corner into a walkable urban city could be scaled back dramatically when the Fairfax County Planning Commission votes on an updated land-use plan Thursday. Commissioners could recommend limits on growth that were outlined in earlier proposals, however, and slash the planning horizon from 40 years to 20. That option would place no limit on residential projects in housing-starved Tysons but cap office development at 45 million square feet through 2030.
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May 13, 2010
VA sells bonds to fund Silver line, Norfolk LRT
Governor Bob McDonnell approved the sale of nearly $500 million in bonds to advance transportation projects managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) today. The bonds are scheduled to be sold in May 2010. The bond funding is helping to advance road and transit projects around the state, including the Silver line and Norfolk light rail.
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April 22, 2010
Lawsuit against I-395 HOT lanes moves forward
A lawsuit which could delay the Virginia HOT lanes project will go forward, a U.S. District Court ruled Thursday. In the lawsuit, Arlington County claims that the environmental process was not properly followed, and that plans do not reflect impacts to local streets.
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April 5, 2010
Arlington hires new County Manager
The Arlington County Board has named Savannah (Ga.) City Manager Michael Brown as its new county manager, effective May 17.
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February 23, 2010
Hampton Roads Transit will pay for study to extend LRT to VA Beach
HRT says it will fully pay for a study to expand Norfolk’s light rail system into Virginia Beach. New HRT head Phillip Schucet says after reviewing what his predecessor said on the record to the Virginia Beach City Council, he agreed that the agency had promised to pay the bill. However, Schucet says in the future he will enforce a policy that demands cities help pay for studies like this.
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February 22, 2010
Loudoun adopts overlay to limit development in part of county
Loudoun County supervisors approved new restrictions last week on development in a northeastern section of the county that is on permeable limestone. The action is the latest by the Board of Supervisors in an effort that began in the 1980s to add a layer of protection to the area. The board voted, 7 to 2, to create a limestone overlay district. It covers a 21.9-square-mile portion of the county east of Catoctin Mountain.
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