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• Fair Funding and Smart Fixes for Transportation in Northern Virginia

  Transportation platform for Northern Virginia candidates and elected officials

• Letter to Secretary Ray LaHood and Secretary Sean Connaughton

  Letter concerning the proposal for I-95 HOT Lanes Project Environmental Assessment

• Letter to Secretary Connaughton and the Commonwealth Transportation Board

  Letter expressing concerns about the Tri-County Parkway, as well as the proposed north-south corridor in Northern Virginia as a Corridor of Statewide Significance.

• Route 460 Would Waste Billions of Dollars and Divert Scarce Revenues From Higher Priority Needs

  Fact sheet comparing 2009 traffic volumes on Route 460 against other roadways in Virginia, using VDOT’s traffic volume data. The data demonstrates that traffic is not projected to increase by an amount that warrants the cost and risk of this project.

• Transportation Funds for a Strong Maryland

  Transportation advocates call on elected officials to make wiser transportation investments before asking Maryland residents to pay more

• Background on Governor McDonnell’s Borrowing Plan and the VDOT “Found” Money

  Overview of Virginia Governor McDonnell's transportation plan.

• Letter to Governor McDonnell concerning the 95-395 HOT lanes

  CSG and Sierra Club - Virginia Chapter urge full evaluation of alternatives for 95-395

• Groups Express Concern Over Possible Change in NoVa WMATA Representation

  Letter from CSG, Sierra Club and Arlington Coalition for Sensible Transportation expressing opposition to changing Northern Virginia's representation on the WMATA Board of Directors.

  Download: mcdonnell-wmata-letter.pdf (49.4KB)

• Recommendations on the Loudoun County Transportation Plan

  White Paper on some of the potential downfalls within the Loudoun Transportation Plan, including flawed traffic modeling and lack of integrated analysis of land use and transportation alternatives.

  Download: loudountransportationplan.pdf (137.9KB)

• Request to WMATA Jurisdiction Leaders to Give Their Fair Share to Metro

  Letter urging regional leaders to contribute funding to help ease WMATA's FY2011 deficit and avoid further fare increases and service cuts

  Download: csg-stop-metro-service-cuts.pdf (60.9KB)

• Maryland Transportation Authority Response to ICC Tolling FOIA

  The December 8, 2009 response by Ronald Freeland, Executive Secretary of the Maryland Transportation Authority, to a Freedom of Information Act request by CSG, Audubon Naturalist Society and Community Research on ICC tolling forecasts.

  Download: freeland-response-to-icc-toll-foia.pdf (128.9KB)

• Maryland State Highway Administration Response to ICC FOIA

  The November 19, 2009 response by Neil J. Pederson, Administrator for the Maryland State Highway Administration, to a request for ICC tolling forecast data by CSG, Audubon and Community Research.

  Download: pedersen-response-to-icc-toll-foia.pdf (203.8KB)

• Request for ICC Toll Revenue Forecasts

  A Freedom of Information Act request by the Coalition for Smarter Growth, Community Research and the Audubon Naturalist Society submitted to the Maryland Transportation Authority Oct. 23, 2009

  Download: request-for-icc-toll-revenue-forecasts.pdf (32.8KB)

• 1000 Friends of Maryland Report on the ICC

  This report by our partners at 1000 Friends of Maryland explores the financial, economic and regional development costs of building the Intercounty Connector.

  Download: 1000friends_iccreport.pdf (1.5MB)

• Transit and Highway Safety Statistics

  A comparison of the relative safety of transit over driving. A fact sheet issued by the Coalition for Smarter Growth on October 21, 2009. Note that this updated fact sheet answers questions we've received about regional statistics.

  Download: transit-highway-safety-report.pdf (166.1KB)

• Getting On Track: Record Transit Ridership Increases Energy Independence

  2008 was a record year for transit ridership in the DC region, with significant ridership increases in DC, MD, and VA that also translated into greater oil independence and fewer carbon emissions.

  Download: ametransitreport.pdf (502.6KB)

• Stranded At the Station: Transit Cuts and Fare Increases Hurt Communities

  Even as transit ridership has soared, many local and regional transit agencies have had to make deep budget cuts, leaving many transit-users without another option. This report shows a national snapshot of the problem and offers suggestions to fix it.

  Download: t4-stranded-at-the-station-report-csg.pdf (7.3MB)

• 120 Day Stimulus Spending Report - Background Information

  Download: 120daystimulusreportbackground.pdf (39.9KB)

• 120 Day Stimulus Spending Report - DC

  Download: 120dayreportdc.pdf (2.1MB)

• 120 Day Stimulus Spending Report - VA

  Download: 120dayreportva.pdf (2.1MB)

• Spending the Stimulus VA

  Our priorities for federal stimulus spending in Virginia

  Download: spending_the_stimulus_va.pdf (807KB)

• Spending the Stimulus DC

  Our priorities for federal stimulus spending in DC

  Download: spending_the_stimulus_dc.pdf (800.7KB)

• Cheryl Cort Commentary on WAMU

  Our Policy Director, Cheryl Cort, speaks about the importance of investing in transit, walking and biking after the success of Inauguration Day, where 2.6 million people used Metro in three days.

  Download: smarter-growth-commentary.mp3 (2.3MB)

• TOD Presentation to Prince George's County Council

  A presentation given on May 20, 2008 which explains the benefits of transit-oriented development in Prince George's County.

  Download: pg_tod_presentation.pdf (2.9MB)

• Statement of Material Facts in Support of SJ Motion

  Statement of Material Facts in Support of SJ Motion

  Download: statement_of_material_facts.pdf (132.3KB)

• Amended I-81 Brief

  Amended I-81 Complaint against VDOT

  Download: amended_i-81_complaint.pdf (192.4KB)

• I-81 Brief

  SVN v. Capka - Memorandum in Support of Summary Judgment Oct. 23, 2008

  Download: svn_v_capka.pdf (235.6KB)

• Life Without a Car? Possible and Popular in D.C.

  Car ownership statistics for D.C.

  Download: dccarfacts.pdf (947.7KB)

• DC: Public Transportation Accessibility

  Map of DC residents' access to transit

  Download: transaccessibility.pdf (359.3KB)

• Manassas Battlefield Park Bypass Study Draft EIS

  June 24, 2005