Metro Platform Construction Project to Impact Local Stations

Starting Saturday, May 25, the six Blue and Yellow line stations south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be closed for full platform reconstruction and major station improvements. To expedite construction and minimize customer inconvenienc...

Free Rain Garden Workshop - Saturday, June 22

Rain gardens, also known as bio-retention areas, are attractive landscape features that reduce runoff by allowing rain water to infiltrate into the ground. Mulch and plants intercept water running off streets, driveways, and rooftops, slowing flow and re-...

NVRC Achieves Gold SolSmart Designation

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) has received Gold designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar.

This designation recognizes NVRC for taking bold steps...

NoVA Cyber Roadmap an Important Resource

The comments below are from three different teachers at Prince William County Public Schools who have begun to utilize the information we have developed on the web site – www.novacyberroadmap.com as part of NVRC’s Community/Military/Fe...

Bike/Pedestrian Safety Instructors Graduate

For the second consecutive year the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) offered League of American Bicyclist licensed certified instructor training to 12 candidates. The training took place over the weekend of April 26-28. This training creates t...

Safe Walking Summit - June 4

Northern Virginia faces an unacceptably high number of crashes that result in pedestrian injuries and deaths: 615 injured and 30 fatalities in 2018 and on track for similar crashes in 2019. NVRC is hosting a walking safety summit to teach walkability lead...

Protecting Our Waterways Starts at Home

April showers bring May flowers! Those April showers also create stormwater runoff. If you plan to fertilize your lawn in the spring, chances are, that fertilizer will wash away or seep into the ground water and wind up mixing in with the stormwater runof...

2020 Census Information

The 2020 Census will commence one year from April 1, 2019. For detailed information about the Census please visit their web site. The Census is also hiring numerous positions. For details visit their job web site for information.

The 2020 Census will be th...

New KnowRX Web Site Provides Information on Opioid Crisis

Addiction to prescription pain medications, also known as opioids, is a public health emergency in Virginia and a crisis across the nation. Prescription opioid misuse is a significant cause of injury and death in Virginia, accounting for at least 55.5% of...

NoVA Solar Map

The NoVA solar map was created by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission to demonstrate to homeowners and business owners how much solar energy can be generated by the rooftop of their home and/or business. The map is the first of its kind in Northern ...

Plant NoVA Natives

Plant NoVA Natives is a joint marketing campaign of a grand coalition of non-profit, governmental and private groups, all working to reverse the decline of native plants and wildlife in Northern Virginia. Our strategy is to encourage residents as well as ...

Share VA Roads

NVRC is pleased to make available this program which offers safety procedures and traffic regulations for all users of Virginia’s roads and paths. Our "Share VA Roads" guide will help bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists safely use V...

Solarize NoVA Spring Campaign Kicks Off April 16

Spring Solarize NOVA campaign available in five different localities. Discounted pricing on solar panels, EV chargers April 16 to June 14.

Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Town of Vienna, and Fairfax County, Virginia – The So...