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PRESS RELEASES:

January 3, 2006 Joint Press Release on Request to Governor-Elect Kaine to Address Growth and Transportation as Twin Crises

August 8, 2005 Press Release on Bipartisan Support for Reducing Proposed Density at Vienna/Fairfax/GMU Metro

FairGrowth's August 30th, 2004 Press Release

NEWS ARTICLES & Letters:
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SPECIAL FAIRGROWTH GUEST COLUMN, Washington Post 9/23/04

Recent Headlines & Letters

"Protect Fairfax Streams" - DC Examniner, 9/29/05

"Fairfax Groups United Online" - DC Examiner, 9/25/05

Puffing Up Pulte - Washington Post letter, 9/22/05

County Poised to Set Precedents on Streams, W &OD Trail, and Tree Protections - Washington Post letter, 9/8/05 - ("Midgetville" letter)

Get Developers' Help With Traffic - Washington Post letter, 9/7/05

Coordinating the Response to Protect the Washington & Old Dominion Trail and Sensitive Streams - Washington Post, 8/25/05

FairGrowth Notes Gaps in Traffic Study - Fairfax Times, 8/18/05

Doubts Raised About Traffic Study - Connection, 8/11/05

Traffic Predictions Use Idealistic Assumptions - Sun Gazette, 8/11/05

Credit for Protecting Constituents - Fairfax Times Letter, 8/11/05

One Official Hears Pleas for Reality-Based Land Use Policies - Fairfax Times Editorial, 8/03/05

A Promise Kept - Examiner Letter, 8/3/05

Congressman Protects Metro's Interests; FairGrowth Notes New Traffic Demand Report Contains Questionable Data - Fairfax Times, 8/02/05

Provisions to Protect Communities & Riders at Three Metro Stations (Two in Maryland, plus Vienna), Added to Metro Funding - Washington Post, 7/28/05

Debate Over Provisions Regarding Metro Land - Wash. Post, 7/28/05

Washington Post Online Chat Transcript, 7/28/05:
Cong. Tom Davis (11th District, VA) Answered Questions About Protecting Riders & Federal Investment in Metro

Money Magazine Names Vienna 4th Best Place to Live - But Notes Clogged Traffic

"Why Some Will Take Vienna Just The Way It Is" - Post column 7/14/05

"Let's Keep it That Way" - Examiner Editorial 7/12/05

Thanks to all who made the June 23 Town Hall Meeting a success!

"Arlington Then, Tysons Now" - Connection Article on Meeting 6/29/05

"Citizens Debate Advent of Rail" - Times Article on Two Meetings 6/28/05

FairGrowth Guest Editorial: "Answering Rail's $4 Billion Question" 6/15/05

Other Articles and Letters:

"Commuter Behavior Key to Metro West" - Washington Post 6/27/05

"Metro West Traffic Would Burden Area" - Post Letter 6/30/05

"Comprehensive Plan Cannot Be Trusted" - Fairfax Times Letter, 04/20/05

"The Developers Are In Control" - Fairfax Times Letter, 04/20/05

"Projected Ridership For New Rail Projects Is Inflated" - Fairfax Times Letter, 04/20/05

PRESS COVERAGE OF THE APRIL 19 MEETING

Former County Chairman Jack Herrity on Meeting - Fairfax Times Letter

"Speaking Out on Land Use" - Connection Letter

"Fairfax Board: - 'Let Them Eat Condos'" - Examiner Editorial

"Speaking for Fairfax Residents" - Washington Post Letters

"Disgruntled Homeowners Decry Dense Housing" - Washington Post

"Listen to Citizens" & "Davis Deserves Praise" - Post Letters

"FairGrowthapalooza" - Fairfax Connection

"Citizens Sound Off On Intense Growth" - Fairfax Times

"What Type of County Do People Want?" - Connection Editorial

"U.S. Rep Tom Davis Weighs In" - Fairfax Connection

"Lawmaker Steps In on Va. Growth" - Washington Post

Channel 9 - Video Featuring FairGrowth Spokesman

"Is Fairfax Heading for a Breakdown?" - Fairfax Connection Guest Editorial, 04/13/05

"Time for Some Real Solutions" - Fairfax Times Guest Editorial, 04/13/05

"Manhattan on the Potomac" - Examiner Editorial on development in Fairfax and Arlington, 4/17/05

"Choke Point Slows Orange Line Trains" - Illustrating the use of insufficient and/or contradictory data in planning - Washington Post, 4/15/05

Dr. Gridlock, Round 7, noting that "The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is on the verge of precipitating a transportation catastrophe" - Washington Post, 03/3/05

"What is 4/10th of a Student?" Story covers school overcrowding due to overdevelopment - Fairfax Connection, 03/3/05

Letter on Three Development Issues - Fairfax Connection, 03/3/05

"Development Tale Rings All Too True" - Washington Post follow-up letter on unkept promises, 2/17/05

"Town Discusses Fairlee Impacts" - Vienna Connection, 02/16/05

Dr. Gridlock, Round 6: "Is Vienna Development a Boon or Bane for Commuters?" - Washington Post, 02/10/05

"Tysons towers: Too much, too soon" - Washington Examiner (formerly The Journal) editorial, 02/08/05

"To Take Trees is to Hurt Trust" - Washington Post guest column on unkept promises, 02/03/05

"Development 'Out of Control'" - Fairfax Times Letter on unkept promises, 02/01/05

"Voters Ignored on Metro West" - Washington Post Letter, 01/27/05

Dr. Gridlock, Round 5: The Dr.'s Suggestions - Washington Post, 01/20/05

"Preserving the W&OD Trail" - Vienna Connection Letter noting FairGrowth, 01/20/05

"Metro West Will Increase Traffic and Urbanization" - Washington Post Letter, 01/13/05

Richmond Times-Dispatch - 01/01/05

Fairfax Chronicle Letter, "The Word 'No' Gets a Response" - Jan. 2005 edition

Fairfax Times Letter, "Negatives of Fairlee-Metro West" - 12/28/04

Fairfax Times Letter, "Constituents left out of key decisions" - 12/28/04

Fairfax Sun-Gazette - 12/16/04 Edition

Washington Post - Letters React to Board Decision - 12/16/04

Fairfax Connection Spells Out Traffic, School, Environmental Concerns - 12/15/04

Fairfax Times - 12/07/04

WUSA TV 9 - 11/30/04

Chairman Connolly supports "painful change" brought by high density - Fairfax Sun-Gazette - 11/18/04 Edition

Fairfax Connection Board Hearing Coverage - 10/21/04

Fairfax Times Board Hearing Coverage - 10/19/04

Washington Post Board Hearing Coverage, "Neighbors Protest Project Near Vienna Metro Station" - 10/19/04

Vienna Town Council Member Maud Robinson Guest Column, Washington Post - 10/21/04

Letters to the Editor, Washington Post - 10/21/04

Fairfax Sun-Gazette - 10/21/04 Edition

Fairfax Times, "Metro West Plans Revised" - 10/13/04

Dr. Gridlock, Round 4 - Washington Post 10/07/04

Fairfax Times, 10/06/04 - "Metro West on Fast Track"

Dr. Gridlock, Round III - Washington Post 9/30/04

Fairfax Connection 9/30/04

Washington Post 9/24/04 story on increased Metro breakdowns - No, we're not imagining that Metro's getting worse.

Letter to the Editor on earlier story (see below), Washington Post 9/25/04

Washington Post article on a similar high-density proposal nearby, 9/20/04

Dr. Gridlock, Part II (see below) Washington Post 9/16/04

Fairfax Times 9/15/04

Fairfax Sun-Gazette 9/16/04 edition

Fairfax Connection 9/9/04

Fairfax Times 9/2/04

Washington Post's Dr. Gridlock 8/26/04 - The good Dr. pulls no punches.

Fairfax Sun-Gazette 7/29/04 edition

Fairfax Times 7/21/04

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