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NVTA approves letter and up to $175,000 for regional bike-and-pedestrian funding study
Summary
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority approved sending a letter to House and Senate transportation committee chairs and authorized up to $175,000 from the regional revenue fund to support a requested study of Northern Virginia bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure funding.
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority voted to send a letter to the House and Senate transportation committee chairs and to appropriate up to $175,000 from the regional revenue fund for a study of Northern Virginia bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Chair Bridal moved the approval and the motion was seconded and adopted by the Authority without further debate.
The chair said he had spoken with a state senator in advance to preview the contents and that the senator "knows what letter is coming and expects a letter that's going to be coming." The motion authorizes staff to finalize and transmit the letter and to allocate a not-to-exceed $175,000 for the requested study.
Staff did not identify a narrower funding split in the meeting packet; the motion and recorded discussion specified only the source (regional revenue fund) and the not-to-exceed amount. The Authority did not amend the dollar amount during the meeting. The chair characterized the phone call with the senator as "a very positive phone call."
The action will allow the legislative committee chairs to consider the Authority's request for a formal study of bicycle and pedestrian funding across Northern Virginia; staff will follow up as the letter is finalized.
