2006

August 2006

Study: Transit-friendly development is working, The Examiner, August 8, 2006

Army Ponders Amusement Venue, Hotel At Ft. Belvoir, Washington Post, August 8, 2006

Fairfax Leads N.VA. In It Sector Growth, The Examiner, August 8, 2006

Growth That Pays For Itself, Bacon's Rebellion, August 7, 2006

Letter: This Highway Is Not An Amenity, Washington Post, August 7, 2006

Editorial: Delicate Balance Between Old, New, The Examiner, August 7, 2006

D.C.'s Next Waterfront Drama, Washington Business Journal, August 4, 2006

Centex Plans Near West Hyattsville Metro Hit Bump, Washington Business Journal, August 4, 2006

Developers Track The Rails To Build Houses, Washington Times, August 8, 2006

Feeling The Impact, Loudoun Connection, August 4, 2006

Hope Alive For Tunnel?, Loudoun Connection, August 4 2006

Back At The Drawing Board, Washington Post, August 3, 2006

Editorial: When You Don't Want To Listen, Make Noise, Loudoun Easterner, August 3, 2006

Preserving Prince William History — Piece By Piece, The Examiner, August 3, 2006

New Road Could Take The Strain Off D.C. Beltway; Critics see troubles similar to Big Dig's, Boston Globe, August 3, 2006

Letter: County Should Work Harder To Retain Valued Family Farm, Gazette, August 2, 2006

Brac To Charge Region’s Economy: Montgomery Will See New Jobs, New Businesses, New Commuters And New Problems As Military’s Base Realignment Plan Advances, Gazette, August 2, 2006

Beerman Resigns Commission; Snow To Nominate Munsey, Leesburg Today, August 2, 2006

Editorial: Basic Sense, Washington Post, August 2, 2006

Chamber Envisions 'fairfax Tomorrow', Fairfax County Times, August 1, 2006

More May Receive Housing Help, Alexandria Connection, July 27, 2006

July 2006

Going It Alone, Bacon's Rebellion, July 19, 2006

Editorial: Virginia's road to nowhere; The state's failures in transportation policy and funding are evident in gridlock projections for the D.C. suburbs, Roanoke Times, July 19, 2006

Letter: Congregating teens are no problem, Maryland Gazette, July 19, 2006

Independent hopefuls back more rail; Four from Va. seeking U.S. Senate, House seats agree on transit, Richmond Times Dispatch, July 18, 2006

Editorial: More Houses, More Traffic; To Virginia legislators: Get to work. To Virginia commuters: Good luck getting to work, Washington Post, July 18, 2006

Editorial: Big Job in Montgomery; The county's future rides on making a smart choice to head the planning board, Washington Post, Monday, July 17, 2006

Loss of Back Yards Riles Some Owners; Residents Fault State's Notification Process, Washington Post, July 14, 2006

Will the Purple Line Be Built? A Project Derailed, Washington Post, July 16, 2006

VDOT Says Project Would Jam Roads: Analysis Describes Widespread Effect, Washington Post, July 14, 2006

Op/Ed: Don't squander billions on the ICC, Baltimore Sun, July 13, 2006

Thank You for Not Parking: Walking is the best way to get to Metro, say speakers., Connection, July 12, 2006

Is It Dead Yet? Plan to raise taxes in Northern Virginia to pay for roads is still under consideration, Connection, July 12, 2006

Transportation is main BRAC concern, Potomac News, July 12, 2006

Clarke seeks revenue without development, Winchester Star, July 11, 2006

Forecast bleak, Culpeper Star Exponent, July 11, 2006

CDAs, TIFs and TDMs, Bacon’s Rebellion, July 10, 2006

Kaine loosens caps on conservation credits, Daily Press, July 7, 2006

Mayor's Stadium Proposal Advances: Panel Approves Split-Level Parking, Washington Post, July 7, 2006

Editorial: Going Purple: A link whose time has come, Washington Post, July 7, 2006

Growth, traffic, affordable housing, Maryland Gazette, July 6, 2006

Letter: ICC’s impervious surface could imperil Needwood Dam, Maryland Gazette, July 5, 2006

Letter: Needwood Dam and the ICC, Maryland Gazette, July 5, 2006

Letter: Not everyone anticipating ICC ‘commute’, Maryland Gazette, July 5, 2006

Alexandria moves to limit home sizes, The Examiner, July 5, 2006

Op/Ed: Saving open spaces, Baltimore Sun, July 5, 2006

June 2006

Letter: The District Needs This New Plan Now, Washington Post, June 29, 2006

As County Grows, Transit Options Set to Expand: Officials emphasize decreasing residents' dependence on cars in new transportation plan, The Connection, June 28, 2006

Pollution in Overdrive: New Report Cites U.S. Motorists For Production of Greenhouse Gases, Washington Post, June 28, 2006

Editorial: Tulloch plays Jekyll-Hyde role, Loudoun Times-Mirror, June 27, 2006

Bridge Is a Beauty, but as for Those Backups...New Wilson Span Is Marvel to Behold, But It's No Magic Fix for Congestion, Washington Post, June 25, 2006

Editorial: Mixed Message -- II, Richmond Times Dispatch, June 27, 2006

The Shape of the Future, Bacon’s Rebellion, June 26, 2006

Delayed Vote on Growth Draws Ire, Some Question Tulloch's Motives, Washington Post, June 22, 2006

More Cooperation Sought on Area's Future: Civic, Business and Government Leaders Are Organizing Effort to Plan Vision, Washington Post, June 21, 2006

Arlington to connect low-density areas with public transport, The Examiner, June 21, 2006

Planners Oppose Loudoun Project, Washington Post, June 20, 2006

The McMansion Glut, Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2006

Region's Job Growth a Centrifugal Force, Washington Post, Sunday, June 18, 2006

Letter to the Editor: The governor’s priorities should be Purple Line, not ICC, Washington Examiner, June 16, 2006

New Urban Designs Sought in Obesity Fight, AP, Friday, June 16, 2006

Slow-Growth Bond Bridges Gap, Washington Post, June 16, 2006

Arlington Envisions Crystal City After BRAC, Washington Post, Friday, June 16, 2006

Board approves battlefield bypass, Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 16, 2006

Duncan, O’Malley agree on Purple Line, but make no promises, Maryland Gazette, June 16, 2006

Last-Minute Support For Rural Loudoun, Loudoun Connection, June 14, 2006

Rural Policy Puts Landowners, Residents at Odds, Loudoun Connection, June 14, 2006

Gas Shock, Bacon’s Rebellion, June 14, 2006

Supervisors to debate rural zoning Friday, Loudoun Times-Mirror, June 13, 2006

Editorial: Loudoun's chance to stop suburban sprawl, Washington Business Journal, June 9, 2006

ICC could take candidates in either direction, Maryland Gazette, June 7, 2006

ATA rallies opposition to I-81 toll plan, ETrucker.com, June 2, 2006

The ICC, for better or worse, Baltimore Sun, June 1, 2006

Raw Fisher Blog: The ICC--Now, Maryland is for Road Lovers, Washington Post, June 1, 2006

May 2006

Legislators oppose truck tolls on I-81, Roanoke Times, May 8, 2006

How Metro Shapes D.C., Washington Post, May 7, 2006

Battle Lines Thicken In Rt. 50 Corridor, Leesburg Today, May 5, 2006

Incentives out of Joint, Bacon’s Rebellion, May 4, 2006

April 2006

Editorial: Tunnel or Bust At Tysons, the way forward lies underground, Washington Post, April 30, 2006

Many Roads To A New I-81, Shenandoah Daily News Record, April 20, 2006

Transit on Earth Day: Every Line is the Green Line, DCist, April 20, 2006

I-81 Hearing: Most Oppose Widening Plan, Winchester Star, April 19, 2006

Every breath you take ... Is Loudoun on the road to serious air quality issues?, Loudoun Times-Mirror, April 18, 2006

Interstate To Affect Battlefields, Farms, Shenandoah Daily News-Record, April 17, 2006

Fighting a Plan to Widen I-81 in a Valley of Battlefields, Washington Post, April 16, 2006

Environmental groups: ICC study is biased, Maryland Gazette, April 12, 2006

I-81 tolls opposed at public hearing, Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 12, 2006

Impact Statement Prompts Threat Of Renewed Environmental Fight, Washington Post, April 11, 2006

ICC foes criticize impact report: Possible effects on area understated, opponents say, Baltimore Sun , April 11, 2006

Building Big on the Future of Metro, Washington Post, April 10, 2006

TDR Program To Get Local Look, Leesburg Today, April 6, 2006

Giving Credits Where Credits Are Due, Bacon’s Rebellion, April 6, 2006

Planners Imagine a More Walkable Montgomery, Washington Post, April 3, 2006

Editorial: Rail to Dulles: The airports authority will speed things up, but toll road commuters may pay dearly, Washington Post, April 3, 2006

Op/Ed: Pod People, Bacon's Rebellion, April 3, 2006

Millions for Roads Aside, Planners Oppose I-66 Project: Study Cites More Traffic And Too Many Houses, Washington Post, April 2, 2006

Officials Fret Over Dulles Rail Plan: Remake of Tysons Hinges on Project Being 'Done Right' Washington Post, April 2, 2006

March 2006

Hand-in-Hand Plans for Growth, Free-Lance Star, March 30, 2006

Board Approves MetroWest: First units of the 56-acre complex could be finished by the spring of 2008, The Connection, March 29, 2006

Environmentalists Avoiding Quarrel With Governor
Washington Post, March 29, 2006

Dulles Agreement Praised, Questioned: Airports Authority to Control Toll Road
Washington Post , March 28, 2006

MetroWest Development Is Approved In Fairfax
Washington Post, March 28, 2006

LTE: We Can't Afford the ICC
Maryland Gazette, March 22, 2006

Groups say poll shows ICC lacks support: 54 percent of Montgomery County Democrats say leaders should consider alternatives to roadway
Baltimore Sun, March 24, 2006

They Get to Move It, Move It: Under new law, some landowners may be able to sell their rights to others, moving development around the county, The Connection, March 21, 2006

Legislators Are Warned Of Cuts to Roads Plan: Negotiations Adjourn Without Deal, Washington Post, March 17, 2006

Planners Back Vienna Project: Panel Sends a 'Better' MetroWest to Fairfax Supervisors, Washington Post, March 16, 2006

On Road Funding, Kaine Finds Slow-Growth Camp Is No Ally, Washington Post, March 16, 2006

VDOT Schedules Public Hearings On I-81 Study
Daily News Record, March 14, 2006

Land Use Programs: Smart Growth Takes Incremental Steps, Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 12, 2006

Pulte plans giant project in Loudoun, Washington Business Journal, March 10, 2006

Survey Reveals Traffic Concerns: Residents Rank Top Problems, Washington Post, March 9, 2006

Toward Building a Better Tysons: Pedestrian Access and Traffic At Top of Public's Concerns, Washington Post, March 9, 2006

About Face: Gov. Tim Kaine has backed away from the land-use legislation he touted during the 2005 campaign
Bacon's Rebellion, March 8, 2006

Delegate: Kaine Trading Growth Control For Road Money, Leesburg Today, March 8, 2006

Letter to the Editor: What’s Driving the Intercounty Connector?, Washington Post, March 7, 2006

We Need to Be Dense, Washington Post, March 6, 2006

Activists Take on I-81 plan: Valley Group Drums Up Support for Alternate Proposal on Highway, Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 6, 2006

A Plea for 'Smart Growth': Euille Urges a New Approach to Housing, Washington Post, March 2, 2006

Some Oppose I-81 Toll Project: Preservation Officials Say Widening Would Mar Battlefield Areas, Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 2, 2006

February 2006

Va. Lawmakers Heed Suburbia's Wake-Up Call, Washington Post, February 26, 2006

Barrier to Chillum Gas Storage Facility Advances, Washington Post, February 25, 2006

In a Fast-Growing County, Sprawl Teaches Hard Lessons: Virginia's Loudoun County is 'a Little Test Tube' for Coping with Hypergrowth on the Far Fringes of Many American Cities, The Hook, February 23, 2006

Big Day for a Big Project: Residents Call for More Parks, Phasing in MetroWest Project During Planning Commission Hearing, The Connection, February 20, 2006

January 2006

Urban Center Plan For Shady Grove Wins Approval, Washington Post, January 18, 2006

2005

November 2005

Approved Route for Va. Outer-County Parkway Meets With Some Opposition, Washington Post, November 18, 2005

Metrorail Opts to Sell Parcel in Vienna, Washington Post, November 18, 2005

A Growing Debate: Why Kaine Prevailed, Washington Post, November 13, 2005,

Buckle Your Seatbelts; Kaine will take transportation policy down a road Virginia has never been before, Bacon's Rebellion, November 11, 2005

Newcomers Push Outer Suburbs Left, Washington Post, November 10, 2005

Slow the Growth, State's Voters Say, Baltimore Sun, November 9, 2005

It Takes One Road to Build Another, Washington Post, November 6, 2005

Community Split on Metro Land Sale, Times Community, November 4, 2005

Smart Growth' Gains Traction in Fairfax, Washington Post, November 2, 2005

October 2005

Tri-County Route Gaining Support, Washington Post, October 30, 2005

Beltway Toll Lanes Could Cost $4 Million, The Gazette, October 28, 2005

Md. and Va. to Study Beltway Toll Lanes, Washington Post, October 27, 2005

Metro Postpones Vienna Land Sale, Washington Post, October 21, 2005

Planners Back ICC, Techway and HOT Lanes, WTOP News, October 20, 2005

Kaine Sounds Slow-Growth Note in Suburbs, Washington Post, October 18, 2005

Residents Pack Hearing on Rezoning Proposal, Washington Post, October 5, 2005

Transportation Plans are Short on Details, Washington Post, October 5, 2005

Growth Fight Boils Over, Times Community- Loudoun, October 4, 2005

Fast Shuffle in Loudoun, Washington Post, October 3, 2005

September 2005

Tri-County Parkway Proposal Doomed, Washington Post, September 15, 2005

People Want New Roads, or Do They? Washington Post, September 5, 2005

Military Moves Will Create Tight Squeeze on Local Roads, Washington Post, September 1, 2005

August 2005

Survey Shows Transit Tops Commuter Priority List, Times Community- Fairfax, August 9, 2005

Feds Provide $47 million for ICC, Transit Center, The Gazette, August 3, 2005

July 2005

Leading the Way for People Who Would Walk, Washington Post, July 31, 2005

Civil War Re-enactors Don Uniforms to Oppose Battlefield Bypass, Times Community-Regional News, July 28, 2005

June 2005

Citizens Debate the Advent of Rail, Times Community, June 28, 2005

April 2005

Residents Say Parkway Disrupts Blue Bells, Potomac News, April 20, 2005

Loudoun Ruling a Growth Win, Washington Post, April 19, 2005

Judge Revives Three-Acre Lots; Landowners Can 'Opt' For Old Limit, Loudoun Times-Mirror, April 19, 2005

Judge: western land zoning not automatic, Loudoun Times-Mirror, April 18, 2005

Numbers Don't Show Big Picture, Census Rank Slips, But Growth Rages On, Washington Post, April 16, 2005

Some Loudoun Landowners Want to Save Zoning Controls, Washington Post, April 4, 2005

March 2005

Growth wars accelerate in Loudoun, Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 28, 2005

Something's Awfully Fishy About the ICC, Washington Post, March 17, 2005

Loudoun Faction Was Set For Fight: Preparation, Money Helped Developers Washington Post, March 13, 2005

Report Calls 45 Percent of Md.'s Roads 'Poor' or 'Mediocre' WTOP, March 9, 2005

What next? Loudoun Times-Mirror, March 8, 2005

Wide Open: The rush is on in Loudoun County, The Free Lance-Star, March 6, 2005

Loudoun sprawl limits thrown out, Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 4, 2005

More Lanes, Exits Planned for Greenway, Washington Post, March 4, 2005

February 2005

Proffers Cost More? The Connection Newspapers, February 16, 2005

15,033 plead 'slow growth', Loudoun Times-Mirror, February 8, 2005

Growing Pains, W*USA 9 News, February 8, 2005

'Reality Check' games envision regional growth, Times Community Papers, February 8, 2005

January 2005

Coalition releases anti-ICC report, Baltimore Sun, January 19, 2005

New Study Proposes Connector Alternatives, Washington Post, January 19, 2005

I-95 Bypass Fails to Draw Interest of Contractors, Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 19, 2005

Subway may stop in 'smart growth', Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 1, 2005

2004

December 2004

'Smart Growth' Gains Traction in Fairfax, Washington Post, December 12, 2004

Crossing Streets is More Dangerous in Outer Suburbs- WTOP Radio, December 2, 2004

November 2004

Some say it will take business muscle to get the transit agency back on track, Washington Business Journal, November 26, 2004

October 2004

Fairlee decision postponed as proponents, opponents speak out, FairfaxTimes, October 19, 2004