about acst

The mission of ACST is to educate the public and policy makers on the facts pertaining to local, regional, and state transportation issues in order to ensure that changes to local, regional, and state transportation plans and any significant expansion of road capacity affecting the Arlington and Northern Virginia area (including any widening of I-66 inside the Capital Beltway) occurs only if it is part of comprehensive local and regional transportation plans that:

• assess local and regional transportation needs;
• consider all reasonable alternatives (including public transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and other alternatives);
• preserve quality of life and community integrity;
• minimize impacts on the environment;
• are viable for local communities as well as the entire region;
• are cost-effective in the long term;
• are made with community consensus.

Why is widening I-66 a bad idea?

• Comments made by Jason Rylander, President of ACST at February 2003 Civic Federation Meeting
• Comments made by Jason Rylander, President of ACST to General Assembly in January 2003
• Comments made by John Bennett, former President of ACST, at the Commonwealth Transportation Board Meeting Nov. 13, 2003
• Comments made by Miriam Rollin, Former President of ACST, at the Richmond hearing of the Commonwealth Transportation Board of Virginia
• Top 10 Reasons why Wider is not Better
• Questions about Widening I-66 - Fact or Fiction?
• ACST Brochure in Microsoft Word