All Va.transportation officials in one place Dec. 2 for listening session; public invited

The public is invited to the annual Northern Virginia Joint Transportation Meeting on Monday, Dec. 2 held by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation), Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) to learn more about the regional collaboration required to keep travelers in Northern Virginia moving.

Per Virginia code §33.2-214.3, these organizations shall conduct a joint public meeting annually for the purposes of presenting to the public, and receiving comments on, the transportation projects proposed and conducted by each entity in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia).

The meeting will include an opportunity to learn about various transportation initiatives, including:
                                         
The Commonwealth’s SMART SCALE process and Round 6 applications
VDOT’s Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions (STARS) studies
NVTA’s multimodal transportation investments
NVTC’s Commuter Choice and Envision Route 7 programs
DRPT’s funding opportunities and Six-Year Improvement Program
VRE capital project updates
TPB’s ongoing update to the region’s long range transportation plan (Visualize 2050)

Get involved

The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. with an open house where attendees can talk with representatives from each agency. A listening session with a panel of appointed officials from various agencies will begin at 7:15 p.m. and will be streamed online (please note that the live stream will be in listen-only mode). The panel will receive public comments about Virginia’s transportation network.

Give feedback through Dec. 31

Give your comments in person during the joint meeting
Email your comments to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (please reference “Northern Virginia Joint Transportation Meeting” in the subject line)
Mail your comments to Ms. Tara Atkins, Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.

The listening session video recording and display boards will be posted online at vdot.virginia.gov/novatransportationmeeting.