Through Valley Interfaith Action (VIA), immigrant, refugee, and aging rural residents have come together to bring county-wide, door-to-door public transit to Rockingham County, Virginia.

Lack of transportation is the number one barrier to rural health and is named as one of the three key factors limiting economic growth in the Shenandoah Valley.

Due to concerns about potential cuts to federal rural transit funding, Virginia will not be introducing any new rural transit services this year.
This is unacceptable to VIA leaders.

On June 18th, 155 VIA leaders packed into Zion Mennonite Church in Broadway, VA, to ask Commonwealth Transportation Board representative John Good to partner for rural transit needs.

VIA brought forth the power of civic and corporate sectors for county-wide public transit:

1,001 resident petitions

25 letters of support from area businesses

A Big Check for $200,000

Representing the Virginia Poultry Federation, Charlie Clark said, "We are championing VIA's proposal." Jay Langston, Director of the Shenandoah Valley Partnership, said, "We are with you!"

VIA leaders invited Commonwealth Transportation Board member John Good to act with VIA to support rural transit needs. And, he said, "Yes!"

Mr. Good committed to working with VIA to identify state funding to bring county-wide public transit to Rockingham County and joining VIA at their strictly non-partisan Gubernatorial Elections Action forum this fall to ask Virginia’s next Governor to support rural transit.