Transportation Solutions
As high gas prices, traffic congestion, strain on the state budget and concerns about pollution prompt widespread calls for change, PEC supports a new transportation vision for Virginia.
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has released a draft 2008 Statewide Rail Plan for review and public comment. Find out where meetings will be held around the region.
Norfolk Southern has plans to nearly double train traffic on the Piedmont rail line—from fourteen trains a day to approximately twenty-six. Find out more.
When planning is dysfunctional, the connection between land use and transportation works to our downfall, but we can make it work to our benefit.
PEC is an active partner in Reconnecting Virginia, which offers transportation strategies based on wise spending and positive land use solutions.
PEC partners closely with the Coalition for Smarter Growth, which advocates for a full range of transportation options and for land-use decisions that will encourage efficient transportation patterns in and around DC.
Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on the transportation issues affecting our quality of life, environment, and rural heritage.
Learn more about transportation solutions from these web resources.
