This is a great move by Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th):
Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) introduced the amendment, which requires that hundreds of millions of dollars in road and transit improvements be made before the Army moves 9,000 jobs from Arlington County to Fort Belvoir.
Is this a no brainer or what? Right now, moving all these jobs to Ft. Belvoir could be a complete fiasco, given that transportation infrastructure is woefully inadequate. Unfortunately, Moran's amendment is not a done deal:
Still, before the Moran provision becomes reality, the measure must clear the Senate. Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, is likely to play a key role. Moran conceded that the Army probably will urge Warner to keep the provision out of the final spending bill.
I certainly hope that Sen. Warner helps Northern Virginia avoid even MORE of the transportation gridlock that's strangling the region's economy and harming its quality of life.