Issue Position: Transportation

Issue Position

Northern Virginians spend hours in their cars commuting back and forth to work everyday. Barbara believes we must come up with new and innovative ways to improve our roads and decrease commuter times. It is important to focus on greener transportation methods such as public transit and the metro. Barbara will also work to encourage smart growth initiatives. It is this common sense approach to governing that is so needed at the State level.

"Transportation congestion continues to be a challenging problem for the region and I believe lawmakers should focus on solving the problem with an on-going source of revenue. A one penny increase in the gasoline tax that is applied in Northern Virginia and dedicated to Northern Virginia transportation projects would be a reasonable start."

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