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Subcommittee approves NVTA-directed study on Northern Virginia bike and pedestrian funding after wide discussion
Summary
Senate Bill 1007 would direct the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to work with localities in Planning District 8 and produce a plan for a dedicated funding stream for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, sponsor Senator Servill told the transportation subcommittee.
Senate Bill 1007, presented by Senator Servill, would direct the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) to work with Northern Virginia localities to study and recommend funding options dedicated to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in Planning District 8.
Servill described the bill as the latest phase of a multiyear effort to identify a dedicated funding stream for bike and pedestrian retrofits in Northern Virginia. He summarized prior efforts — including attempts to tax parking and prior study requests — and said a recent VDOT study estimates "there's between 9 and $19,000,000,000 of unfunded bike and pedestrian…
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