The Coalition advocates action now to implement more sensible transportation and land use policies that will:

• Reduce our dependence on automobiles

• Increase our use of mass transit

• Create pedestrian-friendly communities in Fairfax County

• Preserve our remaining open spaces.

We want to replace sprawl with real communities centered on traditional town centers. We have a vision of the future, but we advocate practical, near-term projects that could begin alleviating traffic congestion sooner than the major road building projects that some propose as the solution—without the massive disruption and environmental damage that more roads guarantee.  And our proposals offer real solutions that enhance our quality of life while reducing traffic congestion. Recent expert studies have demonstrated that more highway lanes increase rather than decrease traffic congestion. We want to substitute win-win solutions for the current lose-lose alternatives. Even as expert studies show the National Capital Region has the second worst traffic congestion in the nation, too many politicians and transportation planners remain wedded to the failed policies of the past. These policies would compound their past mistakes with more massive road-building projects that will keep Northern Virginia traffic tied up in knots for years and DO NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.  The Coalition seeks public support to convince our misguided leaders to act NOW to implement alternatives. We advocate expansion of Metro, light rail and other rail alternatives along major arteries—including the Beltway—and improved bus services. 

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These alternatives have become more critically needed in the wake of a 12-lane Beltway, to match the 12-lane Wilson Bridge, and to put more lanes on I-66 and just about every other major artery in Northern Virginia. Less than 8 years ago Maryland completed its 12+ lane redo of Route I270. The gridlock there started 2 years after its completion. Now it is one of the worst commuter routes in the United States. Building additional lanes doesn't reduce traffic congestion.  More