The Authority Report

Authority Meeting Highlights

The Authority convened at NVTA's offices on Thursday, December 12, 2019.

December 13, 2019

It may be Friday the 13^th, but have no fear, it's all cheer this special edition of the Authority Meeting recap!

Last night, members of the Authority convened for the final business meeting of 2019. The Authority provided a heartfelt farewell to Authority members who will be departing at the end of this year: Marty Nohe, 11-year Authority Chairman, and Prince William County Coles District Supervisor; Sharon Bulova, Chair, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; Richard Black, Virginia Senator, 13^th District; and Randy Minchew, Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Appointee. Also departing, but not present, Tim Hugo, Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Appointee.

From the adoption of NVTA's inaugural Six Year Program to countless ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremonies on multimodal transportation projects throughout Northern Virginia, we are extremely thankful for each of these individuals' unwavering commitment to the region. We wish them the best in their future endeavors. They will be missed.

We are excited to announce the unanimous appointment of the Authority's new Chair, Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, and Authority Vice-Chair, Hal Parrish, Mayor, City of Manassas, respectively, as well as the reappointment the Authority's Town Representative, Derrick Wood, Mayor, Town of Dumfries.

Additionally, the Authority unanimously adopted the 2020 NVTA Legislative Program, which includes the restoration of Authority revenues as the Authority's top legislative priority. Chair Randall requested that all Northern Virginia localities support the restoration of the Authority in their respective legislative programs.

The Authority looks forward to working with newly elected leaders at the state level and noted the number of Northern Virginia representatives filling leadership roles.

Additionally, Monica Backmon, Executive Director, NVTA, provided the Authority with a status update on the development of the Authority's FY2020-2025 Six Year Program (SYP).

A FY2020-2025 SYP candidate project list has been released and includes 41 applications from 13 jurisdictions/agencies, with a combined request of approximately $1.44 billion. These candidate projects will now advance to the detailed project evaluation phase.

A breakdown of applications based on the primary mode for the project applications is provided in the table below. Please note that the projects may support other modes too.

Table: Summary of Applications by Primary Mode

Primary Mode	Applications (#)
New roadway capacity and/or alignment	21
New or improved intersection/interchange	6
Improvement/Access to Metrorail/VRE Commuter Rail	4
New or improved bus/BRT facility	2
New or improved pedestrian path/trail and bicycle lane/path	7
New or improved bicycle facility	1
TOTAL	41

For more information on the FY2020-2025 SYP, please visit our website to access individual candidate project descriptions and an interactive map.

Monica Backmon, NVTA Executive Director, announces the release of the regional transportation candidate project list and evaluation process.

Click here to see the December Authority Meeting Agenda and Meeting Materials.

The members of the Authority gather for a photo before the End-of-the-Year Celebration begins.

Following the Authority business meeting, it was time to conclude the evening with our End-of-the-Year Celebration. It was a night filled with gratitude, special acknowledgements to departing members of the Authority, and lots of laughter.

Senator Black was recognized for his dedication to the region, and thanks Chair Nohe for his service as well.

Chair Nohe thanks everyone who made the Authority a success and for their commitment to getting people to their destinations faster.

The outgoing Authority Chair, Marty Nohe, hugs the incoming Chair, Phyllis Randall, who introduced Chair Nohe ahead of his remarks.

Incoming Authority Vice Chair, Hal Parrish, thanked outgoing Authority member Chairman Bulova for her selfless dedication to Northern Virginia. Chair Bulova answers some of his fun fact questions, as she shares a story about her love for pizza/movie date nights with her husband.

Randy Minchew reminisces about his time on the Authority and accomplishments during his tenure.

Twinsies! Chair Nohe receives a bobble head likeness from NVTA staff.

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For the first time, a video of the Annual Report was produced to showcase the past year’s highlights, in motion, which debuted during the reception. Check it out below! Stay tuned for the 2019 Annual Report downloadable PDF coming soon. To learn more about NVTA’s financial activities, revenues, expenditures and fund balances, please click here.

And what better way to end the night than with a sparkling cider toast?

NVTA staff members get ready to serve sparkling cider to guests ahead of the toast.

Mark Your Calendar
TransAction Open House and Listening Session
Let Your Voice Be Heard.

It’s almost time to officially kick off the next TransAction update! During a time when transportation is evolving at a faster pace than ever before and the region’s population is rapidly growing, you will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of transportation and provide feedback and suggestions on long-range multimodal transportation planning. On Thursday, January 9, 2020, we will host an Open House and Listening Session focused on the update of Northern Virginia's long-range transportation plan, TransAction. The adopted TransAction update will be used as a guide for future funding programming decisions.

Please note, the Open House and Public Hearing for the project list and evaluation summary on the FY2020-2025 Six Year Program, will occur spring 2020.

To view the full TransAction 2040 Plan adopted in October 2017, visit NVTATransAction.org or click here.

What: TransAction Open House and Listening Session
When: Thursday, January 9, 2020
Open House: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Listening Session as part of annual Organizational Meeting: 7 p.m.
Commencement of Authority's Business Meeting: Immediately following Listening Session
Where: NVTA’s Offices, 3040 Williams Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031

**If interested in providing feedback on TransAction, please sign up in advance at TheAuthority@thenovaauthority.org with the subject line: TA Listening Session: Public Comment.

UPCOMING MEETINGS and EVENTS

* Authority Meeting *
January 9, 7:00 p.m. | NVTA Offices, 3040 Williams Drive, Fairfax, VA
**TransAction Open House, 6:00 p.m.**
**Listening Session: 7:00 p.m.**

Finance Committee Meeting
January 16, 1:00 p.m. | NVTA Offices, 3040 Williams Drive, Fairfax, VA

Public Hearing: Blue/Orange/Silver Line Study
December 17, 4:30 p.m. - 7;30 p.m. | Courtyard by Marriott Tysons-McLean, Fairfax Junior Ballroom, 1960A Chain Bridge Road, Tysons, VA

Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Groundbreaking
December 19, 2:00 p.m. | 3601 Potomac Avenue, Alexandria, VA

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