Originally published in The Washington Post.
Helicopters that operate around the region will be able to fly at higher altitudes and vary their routes as part of a new set of initiatives aimed at reducing aircraft noise over Northern Virginia neighborhoods.
The plan announced Tuesday also includes a system that will allow residents to report helicopter noise. The phone… Read more »
The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, alongside SEEC Member Rep. Yvette Clarke released the following statement in… Read more »
The bipartisan omnibus legislation signed into law by President Biden shortly before the end of 2022 included funding and legislative wins secured by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) to benefit Northern Virginia. Additional details on those projects is available here.
Some noteworthy local news coverage follows, in case you missed it:
Falls Church News Press: Beyer Secures Over $17 Million in… Read more »
Originally published in: Annandale Today
The $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill approved by Congress on Dec. 23 includes $2 million to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to complete planning for the Envision Route 7 project.
Envision Route 7 is a planning process for bringing a bus rapid transit system along the Route 7 corridor between the Mark Center in… Read more »
Originally published in: Patch
U.S. lawmakers passed a roughly $1.7 trillion government funding bill for fiscal year 2023 last week that includes funding for several projects in Arlington, according to Rep. Don Beyer (D), who represents all of Arlington, Falls Church and Alexandria and parts of Fairfax County.
The omnibus appropriations bill also includes language that… Read more »
Originally published in: FFX Now
An ongoing study of the possibility of having bus rapid transit (BRT) service from Tysons to Alexandria can now proceed confident that the planning will be seen through to completion.
The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that Congress approved on Friday (Dec. 23), just in time to avert a potential government shutdown,… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today hailed passage of the omnibus funding bill in the House. The bill was negotiated on a bipartisan basis between Senate Democrats and Republicans and House Democrats, passed the Senate yesterday, and now heads to President Biden for signature.
The bill contained Beyer-authored and co-authored legislation as well as community project funding and other Northern… Read more »
Originally published in: Patch
Funding for a community project in the Route 1/Richmond Highway corridor was included in the federal omnibus government funding bill.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents part of Fairfax County in Virginia's 8th congressional district, requested funding for community projects in his district in the federal spending bill. Funding could be requested by… Read more »
Originally published in: Falls Church News-Press
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents Northern Virginia in the U.S. House, today announced that he had secured funding and legislative wins in the bipartisan funding bill for FY23. The omnibus government funding bill was the product of bipartisan negotiations; it passed the Senate this afternoon and expected to be passed by the House… Read more »
