HB1395 (aka Developers’ License to Loot the State General Fund Act) would come as a surprise to anyone who supports education, libraries, health care, police, environmental programs and other public services funded through the state’s General Fund. It gives unelected officials at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) sweeping authority over income and sales [...]
by Roger Diedrich
The issue of transportation reform continues to receive attention in Washington and around the country. The Sierra Club has identified Green Transportation as one of six major campaigns for the next 10 years. The campaign’s elements, often characterized as three legs of a stool, are:
• Clean, efficient vehicles
• Clean fuels
• Choice in travel [...]
With a stake in the heart of the Mattaponi reservoir project, the I-81 battle seems poised to take over the distinction of Virginia’s epic environmental campaign. It was 2002 when we started to see multiple proposals to widen I-81 to address the congestion and safety issues resulting from heavy truck traffic.
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