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Committee presses staff on transaction plan, equity and BRT vision; staff outlines timeline for public comment

Planning and Programming Committee, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority · June 24, 2022
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Committee members pressed staff to integrate equity, safety and sustainability into the transaction update and to advance a regional BRT ecosystem (bus stops, micro‑mobility, decarbonization). Staff said the transaction draft will enter public comment around August 1 with adoption targeted by year‑end.

Committee members used the June 23 meeting to press NVTA staff to strengthen the transaction plan’s treatment of equity, safety and sustainability and to clarify how the Authority will support a regional bus rapid transit (BRT) ecosystem.

Jasper Beck, NVTA staff, updated the committee on the transaction plan drafting process and calendar: staff is finalizing the project list and plan document to form the public comment packet; the public comment period is expected to begin around August 1, with a public hearing prior to…

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