Sen. Ebbin scores victory as his transit-funding panel sends its plan to legislature

Sen. Ebbin scores victory as his transit-funding panel sends its plan to legislature
By Scott McCaffrey
Published November 7, 2025
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For Sen. Adam Ebbin, the task of securing dedicated revenue streams for Northern Virginia transit is now 50% complete, as the region’s transit subcommittee approved a new spending package proposal this week.

In conversations with the Northern Virginia Growing Needs of Public Transit Joint Subcommittee, Ebbin (D-39) successfully shepherded near-unanimous support for the package, which calls for $400 million annually in new spending.

If approved, the package would shore up funding for the Metro system, Virginia Railway Express and local transit agencies in a swath running from the inner Northern Virginia suburbs west to Loudoun County and south to Spotsylvania County.

Next stop for the proposal will be the 2026 legislative session, which opens in mid-January and is slated to run for 60 days.

“We are committed to getting something passed,” Ebbin said at the Nov. 6 meeting of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) board of directors.

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