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Posts Tagged ‘Transportation’

Elections Matter: McDonnell Leading Conservative Swing

By Joel McDonald • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Elections have consequences. Votes do matter. The outcomes of McDonnell’s election are very clear, and the list is growing.



Bob McDonnell forgets about transportation

By Joel McDonald • Jan 18th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News

What? You mean to tell me that his brilliant ideas to our transportation woes aren’t ready to be worked on?



Washington Post: Endorsement of Creigh Deeds comes down to transportation, again

By Joel McDonald • Oct 18th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

On this issue, the paper states that Deeds is, “preferable to Mr. McDonnell’s silver-tongued embrace of ideas that would mire Virginia in a traffic-clogged, backward-looking past.”



Deeds WAPO editorial clarifies his transportation plan

By Joel McDonald • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

In the editorial, Deeds drives home the point that transportation problems cannot be solved without raising new revenue, and raising that revenue may very well include new taxes.



Mayor Sessoms expected to announce deal to purchase light-rail route

By Joel McDonald • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Related News

Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms will be announcing today that the city will purchase a $40 million right of way from Norfolk Southern to be used as a route for light-rail in Virginia Beach.