Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is now accepting public input for the TransAction Update 2026-2027. That plan identifies priorities and projects for car, transit, bike and foot travel.
If you think investmens should be made to improve the existing bike/pedestrian infrastructure and to implement plans for a connected network of multi-mobility trails, submit your ideas and priorities.
Multimobility advocates suggest three priorities:
– Model a constrained transit, bike, ped, TDM, transit-oriented land use, more housing in close-in activity centers plan in addition to the unconstrained wish list with status quo future land use.
– Accurately account for induced demand.
– Calculate the maintenance costs of the plan, and which agencies pick up the tab.
TransAction is Northern Virginia’s long-range multimodal transportation plan. NVTA has funded nearly 400 projects with nearly $5 billion in special revenue. 70% of that revenue is allocated by the NVTA board, while 30% of revenue is transferred to local jurisdictions for their allocation to mobility projects.
NVTA is funded by an additional 0.7% tax on most retail sales in Northern Virginia, a Grantors Tax ($0.10 per $100 of the sale price of real estate), the Northern Virginia District Fund Transfer ($20 million annually from the General Assembly), and the Interstate Operations and Enhancement Program Transfer (taxes on Class 6 heavy truck/freight travel along interstates in Northern Virginia).
Some bike/pedestrian projects are already funded, such as the Route 234 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Over I-95 (Project #344):
