Welcome to the Virginians for Better Transportation It's Time Web site. This site provides information about the commonwealth's transportation funding crisis and our coalition's efforts to inform Virginians about the issue and bring about a solution.
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It’s time for comprehensive, long-term solutions to the commonwealth’s transportation funding crisis.

Virginians are losing nearly one full working week per year due to congestion and more than $1,000 a year in auto repairs and lost time. Virginia has no money for new major highway corridors, transit or rail initiatives or improvements to expand ports and airports.

Our last significant increase in transportation funding took place in 1986, and as a result, the commonwealth has to fund its increasingly outdated transportation system at funding levels that were established more than 20 years ago. Due to inflation the “buying power” of these dollars has been reduced by more than 50 percent.

At the same time our population, miles traveled on Virginia roadways and the cost of building transportation projects is increasing every year.

Since 2005, the Virginia General Assembly has failed to successfully implement a transportation funding solution that addresses the commonwealth’s ever-growing funding shortfall, which is conservatively estimated at $1 billion a year.

Now, more than ever, this has left Virginia in dire need of a long-term, dedicated, multi-modal, statewide transportation funding solution. This is an issue that affects the quality of life of all Virginians.

Mission Statement

Virginians for Better Transportation (VBT) urges members of the General Assembly to enact definitive solutions to Virginia’s transportation funding crisis. These solutions must include long-term, sustainable and dedicated funding and provide for all modes of transportation. As a statewide expanding advocacy group representing businesses, organizations, individuals and industry leaders, we recognize how this issue affects every Virginian. It’s time for a comprehensive, long-term transportation funding solution.