Virginia
![Trail through forested area in Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_409267657.jpg.webp?itok=Iw4YBhyt)
Virginia Office of Trails Allocated $89 Million
The newly formed agency is tasked with developing and improving trail networks in the state.
![Pulse bus rapid transit station with blue bus pulled in in Richmond, Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/Willow_Lawn_GRTC_Pulse_station.jpg.webp?itok=Cx9_Vm9u)
Richmond Transit to Add Bus Stop Benches, Shelters
The region’s transit agency plans to install new benches and shelters at as many as 75 percent of bus stops systemwide.
![Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_331892717.jpg.webp?itok=7P26znYR)
How Banks Perpetuate Overbuilt Parking
Even as cities and states are reducing or eliminating parking requirements, lenders often require parking to release loans to developers.
![Virginia Toll Lanes](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/33541106976_d18c2fea6b_z.jpg.webp?itok=Q8WgW3xZ)
Meet Virginia’s Newest Variable Toll Lanes
Recently opened express lanes on a nine-mile stretch of Interstate 66 will now charge variable tolls based on traffic congestion.
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Will California's EV Rule Spread to Other States?
Last month California banned the sale of new light duty vehicles powered by internal combustion engines by 2035. Over a dozen other states have the ability to adopt the same rule, but will they? The Associated Press investigates nine of them.
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Virginia’s Intercity Rail Investments Paying Off in New Ridership
State-supported rail lines in Virginia set a new ridership record in July.
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D.C. Could Lead the Downtown Office Conversion Trend
Many urban cores around the country are faced with increasing office vacancies concurrently with a housing affordability crisis caused, at least in part, by a lack of supply. D.C. is particularly primed for a wave of adaptive reuse.
![Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/Richmond-Virgnia.jpg.webp?itok=0vFj9Uwm)
Richmond Weighing How to End Parking Requirements
A series of town hall meetings will allow the public a chance to give feedback about zoning changes in Richmond, Virginia that would include the end of parking requirements.
![Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg, Virginia with blue sign that says "To Welcome Center for Virginia"](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_2173285713.jpg.webp?itok=eXBcYVvj)
Virginia Using Variable Speed Limits To Reduce Congestion
Experts say reducing speed limits based on traffic volumes can relieve congestion and improve the flow of traffic.
![Wooden duplex home with two driveways in Arlington, Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_1740477287.jpg.webp?itok=fiPVSJbm)
Missing Middle Housing as an Antidote to Redlining
New research suggests that missing middle housing could help make more affordable housing available to Arlington residents, particularly Black households historically blocked from homeownership in many neighborhoods.
![Bus Lane](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_381401221.jpg.webp?itok=eRD-EK_c)
The Benefits of Bright Red Bus-Only Lanes, Explained
Richmond, Virginia is adding red paint to 2.5 miles of bus-only lanes. An article in the local newspaper explains why the change is more than an aesthetic consideration.
![Traditional single-family home next to modern home in Arlington, Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_1741426844.jpg.webp?itok=-gKJmg-c)
Arlington County Struggles To Meet Affordable Housing Goals
As the region’s population swells and demand for housing grows, Arlington County considers zoning reform to boost its affordable housing stock.
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Alexandria To Consider New Density Bonus
City leaders hope the proposed change will boost the city’s supply of affordable housing.
![Beltway Traffic](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_1083664589.jpg.webp?itok=Cm-hilP6)
D.C. Region Sets Goal to Reduce GHG Emissions From Transportation 50% by 2030
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the D.C. region—and the rest of the country. The D.C. region is committing to drastic actions to change their ways, however.
![Riders waiting at bus stop in Alexandria, Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_1546868282.jpg.webp?itok=CUojUg9i)
The Success Story of Alexandria’s Free Buses
Thanks to state and regional funding, the city eliminated fares while making service improvements.
![Empty Parking Lot](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_87186640-crop.jpg.webp?itok=LNYHBc_K)
Depave Paradise: Reclaiming Parking Lots for Park Space
The promoters of a new park hope to provide a model for how replacing surface parking lots with green space can mitigate urban heat and boost urban biodiversity.
![Nighttime view of downtown Richmond, Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/shutterstock_1029548854.jpg.webp?itok=_yjRvyJW)
Mapping Richmond’s Displaced Communities
A new project catalogs the city’s history of displacement and its impact on communities of color.
![A aerial view of an empty FedEx Field, home of the NFL's Washington Commanders, and parking lot.](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/FedEx-Field.jpg.webp?itok=mIstMxdY)
Washington Commanders Looking to the Periphery for a New Place to Play
The suburbanization of the National Football League continues.
![Arlington County, Virginia](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/CrystalCity.jpg.webp?itok=DdyH7z0t)
Zoning Reform Gains Momentum in Northern Virginia
Arlington County and Alexandria are moving forward with actions that could potentially launch a new era of planning and development in their respective communities.
![A sports utility vehicle drives throw brown floodwaters that have inundated the entire area depicted in the picture.](/files/styles/small_400/public/images/Fairfax-Flooding.jpg.webp?itok=Vo1t6NqI)
Fairfax County, Virginia Releases Climate Adaptation Plan
Fairfax County, Virginia estimates that climate change caused $25 million in damages from 2010 to 2019. A new plan is meant to prevent worse losses in the years and decades to come.
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