Strategic Plan

NVTA’s Strategic Plan serves as a guide for Authority members and staff to expand upon adopted goals for advancing Northern Virginia’s transportation network. The overarching strategy for the Strategic Plan focuses on NVTA’s primary responsibilities and alignment with legislative priorities, while expanding NVTA’s range of services to address other urgent and unmet regional transportation needs.

NVTA staff will begin to draft strategies and metrics associated with the approved Goals, with anticipated adoption of the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan in fall 2025.

Adopted Goals

Lead the region’s transportation initiatives

Maximize public benefit through project selection and delivery

Enhance regional planning through technical assistance and data-driven information

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Safeguard and diversify NVTA revenue sources

2025 Strategic Plan Update

Current Status

NVTA’s Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and Core Values were formally adopted during the May 8, 2025 Authority meeting. Additionally, four Strategic Goals for the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan were adopted.

Next Steps

NVTA staff will begin to draft strategies and metrics associated with the approved Goals, with anticipated adoption of the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan in fall 2025.

Prior Work

NVTA closed out the inaugural 2017 Strategic Plan with a Closeout Report, providing the status of NVTA’s progress as of September 2024 regarding the strategies and actions associated with each goal outlined.

Inaugural Strategic Plan (2017)

This inaugural Strategic Plan served as a guide for Authority members and staff to expand upon accomplishments and outlined strategic goals of Regional Prosperity, Mobility, Innovation and Funding. Each goal contained a preface to provide context and clarity to the goal, strategies and related actions. Achievement of these goals ensures NVTA is growing and strengthening as the regional leader for transportation planning, programming and funding.

View the 2017 Plan

Plan Goals

Regional Prosperity: Foster regional prosperity by investing in a sustainable transportation network that supports economic growth, while balancing quality of life.

Mobility: Through sound planning and programming, increase transportation connectivity and available transportation options to reduce congestion.

Innovation: Lead region in planning and advocating for emerging transportation technologies which address future transportation, workplace and development trends.

Funding: Support transportation infrastructure development through excellent stewardship of taxpayer dollars, maximizing opportunities from existing sources, and advocating for additional transportation revenues.

NVTA’s outstanding progress over the past years can be attributed to regional collaboration and a laser focus on tackling congestion challenges, advancing innovative solutions, and improving the quality of life for residents and visitors alike.

Phyllis J. Randall
Chair, NVTA and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors