NoVaTransit Headlines November 3, 2025

Monday, November 3, 2025

Regional / State

Patch

Fare increase proposed for Virginia Railway Express, public feedback accepted
Commuters on Virginia Railway Express would see another fare hike in the next proposed budget.

FFXnow

County board OK's eminent domain to acquire land along Route 1 BRT project
Fairfax County supervisors took steps to acquire private property needed for construction of the Richmond Highway bus rapid transit (BRT) project.

Planetizen

Illinois rescues transit with $1.5 billion bill, creates new authority
The bill increases tollway charges and the sales tax in some counties but excludes prior proposals to tax entertainment and billionaires.

The New York Times

How the Interborough Express could transform New York
The Interborough Express, a passenger train that would connect New York City’s two most populous boroughs, could be its biggest rail expansion in a century.