Getting to and from Metro stations can be a harrowing experience for pedestrians and cyclists, and the Fairfax County Planning Commission and others want
Fairfax Connector suspended fare collections last year as a temporary health measure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the public bus system is
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Fairfax County is taking a small but crucial first step toward electrifying its sprawling government vehicle fleet, thanks to more than $4 million in state grants.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday (May 7) that the county will receive $4.4 million from the first round of Virginia’s Clean Air Communities Program, an initiative that launched in November using $20 million from the state’s Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
Three of the five awarded grants went to Fairfax County agencies:
Department of Transportation: $2.9 million for four shuttle buses and chargers
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services: $1.2 million for four solid waste and recycling trucks and chargers
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Virginia awarded more than $9.4 million as part of the first round of its Clean Air Communities Program to several government fleet electrification projects, with the vast majority going to Fairfax County and Dulles International Airport. (Shutterstock)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA Virginia awarded more than $9.4 million as part of the first round of its Clean Air Communities Program to several government fleet electrification projects in the state, with the vast majority going to Fairfax County and Dulles International Airport.
The Clean Air Communities Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, was established as part of the agency s oversight of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
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Reston community members will get their first chance to weigh in on the proposed Town Center Parkway underpass this week.
The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a virtual public meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday (April 7) to discuss and solicit feedback on its ongoing study of the feasibility of extending the road half a mile from Sunset Hills Road to Sunrise Valley Drive.
The meeting will kick off a month-long public comment period scheduled to conclude on May 7.
The proposed underpass would bring Town Center Parkway under the Dulles Toll Road, Metro Silver Line, and the Dulles International Airport Access Highway. VDOT says the project is “aimed at reducing congestion on adjacent roadways and improving accessibility and connectivity to Reston Town Center for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians.”