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TransAction Vision and Goals
Background. At its meeting on December 10, 2015, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority adopted the Vision and Goals for TransAction that will be used to guide the plan’s development. When adopted in late summer/fall 2017, TransAction will provide the...
News Channel 8 News Talk
Watch the broadcast The following is a transcript: Today on "Newstalk," we look at transportation proposals in Northern Virginia. The state has big plans for the roads from widening highways to replacing and repairing bridges. But where's the money coming from? We'll...
Transportation Strategy Update Launched
Read the story at connection newspapers.com In the photo above: From left: Martin Nohe, chairman of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, launches the update of the organization’s TransAction transportation plans for the region with Authority member and...
Guided by Public Input, Northern Virginia Kicks Off Transportation Plan Update
Download Press Release Poll: Reducing Trip Times is Public's Top Priority The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) released a survey of Northern Virginians’ views on transportation issues as the initial step in a multi-faceted effort to involve the public...
Survey: People have negative views of I-66 and Metro. Shocking, right?
Read the WashingtonPost.com story By Robert Thomson November 18 In the photo above: Scenes like this in the middle of Tysons Corner show the difference between what commuters want and what they have. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) As a transportation columnist at...
Shorter commutes, driverless cars on Northern Va. commuters’ wish list
Read the story at WTOP.com By Neal Augenstein | @AugensteinWTOP November 18, 2015 12:08 pm TYSONS, Va. — Ask local commuters about transportation priorities, and almost 6 in 10 say they’d like to reduce trip times. And more than half say they’ll be interested in...
Study Reveals How Much Time Is Spent Commuting in Northern Va.
Commuters waste an hour stuck in traffic or on trains because of crowding and congestion, according to a new study. News4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss found out why local leaders say it could be worse and what's being done to improve those times....
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Launches Long Range Transportation Plan Update
Download Press Release The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) has begun the update to its Long Range Transportation Plan, TransAction. It is the Authority’s practice to update TransAction every five years. This current update is significant as it is the...
Recent Updates
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Adopts Northern Virginia’s Updated Long-Range Transportation Plan
It's a milestone with regional impacts that happens once every five years. Northern Virginia, December 8, 2022 – On the evening of December 8th, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) adopted the updated long-range transportation plan for Northern...
NVTA Seeks Public Input on TransAction, Northern Virginia’s Long-Range Transportation Plan
Participate in an opportunity that comes once every five years. Northern Virginia, August 1, 2022 – The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is seeking public input on Northern Virginia’s long-range transportation plan, TransAction, with goals to enhance...
NVTA’s 2021 Transportation Perception Survey Results
The latest Northern Virginia Transportation Authority survey of Northern Virginia (NoVA) residents shows that the proportion of those who have ever worked from home shot up to 78 percent, from 61 percent before the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating the significant impact...
NVTA’s 2019 Transportation Perception Survey Results
The February 13, 2020 Authority business meeting kicked off with Keith Jasper, Principal, Transportation Planning and Programming, NVTA, and Dee Allsop, Ph.D., Founding Partner, Heart+Mind Strategies, presenting the results of NVTA's 2019 Transportation Perception...
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