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NVTA committee reviews TransAction public comments, scenario analysis; staff to revise plan
Summary
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority staff briefed the Planning and Programming Committee on public engagement and scenario-analysis results for the TransAction long-range plan, reporting 223 comments and describing planned edits to chapters on impacts and uncertainty before seeking endorsement this fall.
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority staff updated the Planning and Programming Committee on TransAction on Oct. 3, saying they received 223 comments on the draft plan and will return with revisions ahead of an endorsement vote this fall.
The update, delivered by Jasper, an NVTA staff member, covered public engagement results, common themes in comments and technical scenario analysis used to test the plan’s robustness. “We wanted to bring you up to date on where we are with TransAction,” Jasper said, adding staff will present a revised draft for committee endorsement before the authority considers adoption in December.
Why it matters: TransAction is the NVTA’s regionwide long-range plan that identifies projects for the Authority’s consideration and evaluation. The plan itself does not commit NVTA to fund any project; staff emphasized that inclusion in TransAction does not constitute a funding commitment. The draft lists 429 projects with a planning estimate of roughly $75,000,000,000 over the planning horizon.
Staff told the committee…
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