Issue Position: Transportation

Issue Position

TRANSPORTATION
Experienced with transportation planning
Before serving in the House of Delegates, I spent five years at the table with elected officials, community representatives and senior staff from the region, identifying and planning the best land use and transportation solutions surrounding our Herndon and Innovation Center Metro stations.
Innovation Station Task Force - this year, I served on Supervisor Foust's planning efforts once again to reassess the comprehensive plan around the Innovation Station.
Creating new Transit Oriented Development regions, with multi-modal access will help get cars off the road and allow residents to live, work and play closer to home. In my capacity as aide to Supervisor Foust I worked to ensure that surrounding business leaders and residents have also been a part of the conversation.
Metro funding is critical to the strength of our transportation sector and I am proud to support funding for it in the General Assembly.
I was in strong support as we passed a bill to put a "floor" on the gas tax so that when gas prices drop the Commonwealth does not lose a substantial revenue source.
I copatroned legislation to return HOV hours on I-66 to pretolling times and was quick to speak out on behalf of my constituents who are unable to join carpools and cannot afford the I-66 tolls. I will continue to work with VDOT and my colleagues to make sure that there are affordable and efficient transportation options for everyone in our community.
LEGISLATIVE RECORD ON TRANSPORTATION
HB 1417, copatron, return HOV hours to pre-tolling time
HB 1539, Metro Funding, significant legislation

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