Press Releases
Archived by Topic

Growth Issues                           
         -Loudoun County
TOD & Redevelopment          
Outer Beltway (ICC, Western Bypass, Techway, etc.)        
Metro & Transit
Other Issues

Growth Issues

01/27/2006 - Statement on Virginia House Growth Management Plan
11/08/2005 - Growth Issues Swing Virginia Gubernatorial Race
10/06/2005 - VDOT/Business Transportation Proposals Would Require
                        $1 Gas Tax or Doubling of State Sales Tax
08/24/2005 - BRAC Proposal Would Gridlock Fort Belvoir Area
05/16/2005 - Statement on Base Realignment (BRAC) Proposal
02/03/2005 - Reality Check 2005 Results
10/20/2004 - New poll from National Assoc. of Realtors on Growth Issues
01/27/2003 - Virginia Voter Survey 
01/07/2003 - New Zoning adopted in Loudoun County
01/08/2003 - Location of Office of Homeland Security
01/07/2001 - Louduon Comprehensive Plan

Loudoun County Growth Issues

10/03/2005 - Citizens & Community Say NO to Loudoun County’s Proposals to
                        build 28,000 Houses in Eastern Loudoun
09/26/2005 - Loudoun CPAM Open House
09/12/2005 - Business Leaders Want More Money for Transportation?
                        Adopt Key Reforms First
09/06/2005 - Don't Supersize Loudoun - Citizens & Community Groups        
                       Launch Expanded Effort
04/20/2005 - Judge Accepts County/Developer Proposal to Revert to Old Zoning
                        without a New Public Process
03/16/2005 - Radio Ads Increase Pressure on Loudoun Board
03/03/2005 - VA Supreme Court Strikes Down Loudoun's Rural Zoning
                        on Technicality
02/08/2005 - Over 14,000 Loudoun Residents Tell Supervisors
                       “Don’t Double the Size of Loudoun”
11/29/2004 - 13,767 Voters Tell Officials “Don’t Double the Size of Loudoun”
10/06/2004 - Groups Release Map showing Developers Proposal to Double Size
                        of Loudoun

TOD & Redevelopment

09/16/2005 - Letter to the Editor: Why We Support Good Development Near       
                       Vienna Metro
08/22/2005 - Rising Gas Prices Increase Need for Smarter Growth
10/13/2004 - Smart Growth Groups Support Vienna Metro Development

Metro & Transit

09/30/2005 - October 3 Summit on Metro Funding
10/28/2004 - CSG endorses NOVA Transit Bonds
09/23/2002 - No Sprawl Tax Coalition to Fight NOVA Sales Tax Referendum 

Outer Beltway (ICC, Western Bypass, Techway, etc.)

07/21/2005 - Study finds Highway proposals won't solve East-West Traffic
01/18/2005 - New Study Rates ICC as Worst Option, Finds Alternatives
                        Perform Better
01/04/2005 - State's Study Shows the ICC is a lose-lose-lose situation
11/03/2004 - Price Tag for Proposed ICC Jumps 25%
11/01/2004 - VDOT Revives Western Bypass: Private Partnership Would
                       Marginalize Public Involvement on Unpopular Project
09/17/2004 - Officials Drop Claims of ICC Congestion Relief

Other Issues

12/16/2005 - Warner Funding Plan Fails to Link Land Use and Transportation
10/17/2005 - VBT Transportation Advertising Campaign Misses the Point
09/25/2005 - Business Leaders Want More Money for Transportation?Adopt
                        Key Reforms First
12/02/2004 - Mean Streets 2004 Report on Pedestrian Safety
11/12/2004 - CSG Selected as one of the Best Charities in the Region
10/20/2004 - New poll from National Assoc. of Realtors on Growth Issues
07/23/2003 - Smart Commute Mortgages
08/22/2001 - No More Delays - Let's Clean-Up Our Air