http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,76,0,0,html http://www.svnva.org/img/logo.gif http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,76,0,0,html Shenandoah Valley Network 60 en May 13, 2010-Gov. Bob McConnell asked federal highway officials Tuesday to switch state tolling authority to the I-95 corridor. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,523,-1,html December 2009-SVN has joined with partner Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to supprt improvements to freight rail in I-81 corridor. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,521,-1,html February 9, 2010-Rail could be the answer to I-81 gridlock, report says. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,508,-1,html March 26, 2010- Five governors, including McDonnell, endorse rail alternative to I-81 in this Washington Post op-ed. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,520,-1,html May 13, 2010- Northern Virginia Daily headline "Two local groups support decision of not tolling I-81, Proposal shifts focus to I-95" http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,519,-1,html August 7, 2009- Read letters in response to the Post's "I-81, Fear Comes Along For the Ride," including one from SVN's land-use planner, John Hutchinson. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,496,-1,html August 1, 2009- Once Known Mainly for Spectacular Views, Va. Highway Makes Headlines for Grisly Crashes http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,495,-1,html Independent consultant Norman Marshall of Smart Mobility, Inc. reviews the Draft EIS. Link to the May 2006 report. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,491,-1,html Since 2005, SVN and many others have questioned VDOT's plan to widen I-81 and implement tolls. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,145,470,-1,html October 23, 2008- This motion was filed to block federal and state officials' plan to proceed with costly and destructive major highway widening on I-81 without considering alternatives to projects proposed in the future. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,145,469,-1,html February 14, 2008- Seven citizens’ organizations joined a federal lawsuit to block plans to widen I-81 to eight or more lanes throughout most of western Virginia. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,145,468,-1,html December 17, 2007- A Shenandoah County resident and a coalition of conservation groups working in the northern Shenandoah Valley filed suit in federal district court to prevent expansion of I-81 to eight to 12 lanes through most of the state. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,145,467,-1,html April 6, 2009- The U.S. District Court (Western VA) in Charlottesville heard the case filed against VDOT and FWHA to block plans to widen I-81 to eight or more lanes- an expansion to be funded by federal funds and tolls on cars and trucks. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,145,464,-1,html Filed February 15, 2008 in the U.S. District Court (Western VA) in Charlottesville http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,211,460,-1,html Filed October 23, 2008 in the U.S. District Court (Western VA) in Charlottesville. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,211,458,-1,html October 10, 2007- Letter expressing concern over the final I-81 Tier I Environmental Impact Statement, particularly the emphasis on toll-funded highway widening in Shenandoah County. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,199,453,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,197,452,-1,html Letter recommending rejection of a special use permit for a wind turbine project on Church Mountain and Great North Mountain. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,205,441,-1,html Letter expressing concern over the proximity of rare/sensitive habitat or natural features and communities to the vicinity of the proposed construction and operation of the proposed wind power facility within the GW National Forest. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,205,440,-1,html Letter opposing industrial wind energy projects within national forests. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,205,439,-1,html