Va. Plans Costly but Could Ease Commutes Options

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The Washington Post, 1/22:

Va. Plans Costly but Could Ease CommutesRival Billion-Dollar Plans by Kaine, Senate Leaders Would End 2-Decade Funding Gap

Virginians would pay more to buy, insure, register and gas up their cars under the transportation improvement plans proposed Friday in the state capital. Drivers won't even want to think about the cost of a traffic ticket.

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Commuters would see the most immediate changes on the region's rails, where money for new cars for Metro and Virginia Railway Express would help ease the daily jam of riders on both. The cars would be available as soon as next year.

Complete article here.

Note: this article is mostly about Virginia's lack of committed transportation funding and road construction proposals.