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Northern Virginia Transportation Authority

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is a regional body that funds and coordinates transportation improvements across Northern Virginia, including in the City of Fairfax.

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The George Snyder Trail was a planned off-street shared-use path project (VDOT UPC 112816) intended to improve multimodal connectivity along Fairfax Boulevard in the City of Fairfax. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout its consideration.

  • Jan 13, 2026City Council · item 7e
    Public Hearing and Council Action on a Grant Supplemental Appropriation Resolution – $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail

    Staff noted that NVTA recommended approval of the $4.6 million funding request to the Commonwealth Transportation Board on November 13, and the CTB approved it on January 6, 2026, prior to the failed City Council vote.

    failedApprove the supplemental appropriation resolution in the amount of $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail
    ✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
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  • Dec 10, 2024City Council · item 7c
    Consideration of Resolution R-24-33 to Approve the City's Submission to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority for $1,000,000 in FY 25-30 Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Funding

    The City's submission to NVTA for $1,000,000 in FY 25-30 Regional Surface Transportation Program funding was approved.

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  • Jun 24, 2025City Council · item 5a
    Brief Discussion on the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Action Plan

    NVTA's Planning Coordination Advisory Committee meeting on June 25, 2025 at 2600 Park Tower Drive, Suite 601, Vienna, VA was noted as the venue for the BRT Action Plan endorsement vote.

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  • Nov 18, 2025City Council · item 6f
    Consideration of a Resolution to Approve the City's Submission to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority for $1,000,000 in FY 27-32 RSTP Funding

    The City approved its submission to NVTA for $1,000,000 in FY 27-32 Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funding.

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In full

The City has an ongoing relationship with NVTA through several tracks of activity. On the RSTP funding front, the City Council unanimously approved a $1,000,000 submission to NVTA for FY 25-30 Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funding on December 10, 2024, and again approved a $1,000,000 submission for FY 27-32 RSTP funding on November 18, 2025. A separate, significant funding matter — a $4.6 million Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession grant for the George Snyder Trail, which NVTA had recommended and the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved on January 6, 2026 — failed to receive City Council approval on January 13, 2026, with the motion deadlocked 3-3.

On the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) front, NVTA developed an action plan identifying approximately 28 BRT corridors in Northern Virginia; the NVTA Planning Coordination Advisory Committee approved the action plan framework in late June/early July 2025 but placed its conclusions and recommendations in draft form due to concerns raised by committee members. NVTA CEO Monica Backman presented the BRT action plan to the City Council on June 23, 2026, noting that NVTA has invested $125 million in the City of Fairfax to date and that two corridors running through the city are rated highly in the BRT plan.