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VRE board hears ridership rebound, approves contracts, and plans Independence Yards ceremony as capital costs rise

By PLN News
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station.
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

The board, meeting at the OmniRide Transit Center in Woodbridge, also approved five contracts ranging from a one-year parking-lot lease extension to a sole-source replacement of Positive Train Control radios, heard an information report on capital-cost increases that will shape the next budget cycle, and got details on upcoming community events including Santa Trains.

Choe said ridership is now just under June levels and significantly higher than September 2025. On-time performance is the best it has been in five months for a second consecutive month, though it remains below the agency’s 90 percent goal.

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DoorDash, haircuts, to Netflix: Northern Virginians face paying more for everyday services

By Uriah Kiser
Photo by Aleksandar Andreev on Unsplash

House Bill 900, a far-reaching proposal to overhaul Virginia’s sales tax system and transportation funding, was introduced this month and is now pending in the House Committee on Finance.

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Supervisors Greenlight Study for Kline Property, Keeping Age-Restricted Housing Option Alive

By Uriah Kiser
A former plan to subdivide Kline Farm in 2023.

Prince William County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, October 7, 2025, to begin a new study of the long-debated Kline Property, located at the corner of Prince William Parkway, Liberia Avenue, and Wellington Road in the Coles District, just outside Manassas.

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Shutdown Drops Ridership, Fuel Tax Worries Loom in PRTC Budget Talks

By Uriah Kiser

Virginia Railway Express riders may see higher ticket prices next year, while local taxpayers could be asked to contribute more to keep regional transit running smoothly.

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VRE Ridership Drops in June; CEO Search Progresses

By Uriah Kiser
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station.
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

VRE saw a seasonal decline in ridership in June 2025, though totals remained well above last year’s levels.

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Prince William

After a Decade of Delays, Potomac Shores VRE Station Nears Construction Start

By Potomac Local News

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – After more than a decade of promises, delays, and renewed commitments, the long-awaited Potomac Shores Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station is finally inching toward full construction, with key infrastructure nearly complete and developers eyeing a construction start by the end of 2025.

At a June 5 meeting of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), officials confirmed that the parking garage and station access infrastructure—critical components of the overall project—are “just about to get wrapped up.” Construction of the station itself, which will be led by private developers with VRE now included in “intimate discussions,” could begin as early as late 2025, pending final documentation and approvals from CSX.

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Potomac Shores VRE Station House Breaks Ground

By Caitlyn Meisner
From left to right: Dallon Cheney, KLNB Commercial Real Estate; Peter Chavkin, Biddle Real Estate Ventures; Andrea Bailey, Supervisor, Potomac District; Deshundra Jefferson, Chair at-Large, Prince William Board of County Supervisors; Margaret Franklin, Supervisor, Woodbridge District; Maria Burgos, Office of the Prince William County Executive; Gary Hopkins, Potomac Shores Town Center Committee. [Courtesy photo]

Public officials and real estate executives broke ground on the new Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station house at Potomac Shores on Saturday.

Many community members met to both celebrate the completion of the $24 million, 350-spot parking garage and the beginning of the 20,000-square-foot station house project. Along with the station house will be two levels of retail space: restaurant space with indoor and outdoor dining and any number of retailers, such as ice cream or coffee shops.

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VDOT Rolls Out App for Real-Time Parking at Commuter Lots

By Jazbia Chaudhry
Courthouse Road commuter lot in Stafford County. Photo: VDOT

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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is evaluating the performance of ParkZen, a new smart parking mobile app that enables local travelers to view real-time parking availability in six commuter lots in Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford counties at no cost. The ParkZen app helps commuters check for and navigate to unoccupied parking spaces.

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