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Tim Kaine Tim Kaine TimTim KaineKaine NewNew GovernorGovernor onon HighHigh RoadRoad forfor VirginiaVirginia Features: The last Williamsburg inauguration Virginia’s changing political landscape by the four tops House of Delegates Class of 2006 Tim Kaine and daughter Annella Virginia welcomes a new first family WinterWinter 20062006 I have talked with Fix Transportation Now– people in every part of the Commonwealth New Administration Will over the past eight weeks about their Target Gridlock everyday traffic frus- trations. Those town By Governor Tim Kaine hall meetings have The people of Virginia have given us a demonstrated the clear and urgent mission: Fix our transporta- scope of this chal- tion system and fix it now. That is the message lenge. As we move they sent last November, and that message forward to solutions, must be our directive for the 2006 General we must focus on Assembly session. three areas: One of the greatest threats to our way of life and our ability to make a living is the trans- Accountability in Performance portation challenge we face today. The nature Over the last four years, the on-time budget performance of the of that challenge varies from region to region. Virginia Department of Transportation improved from 20% to 75%. In Southwest and Southside Virginia, a lack of infrastructure is the During the same period, on-budget figures jumped from 51% to 81%. problem. Along the Interstate 95 corridor from Richmond through Taxpayers have a right to expect that their money is being used effi- Fredericksburg to Northern Virginia, congestion is jeopardizing our ciently to provide the services they demand. My administration will quality of life. And every day, gridlock awaits commuters in Hampton continue to focus on accountability; with the goal of making our trans- Roads, especially those crossing the water. portation department the country’s most efficient. It has been two decades since our elected leaders took a long- We must use tools like public-private partnerships creatively to tap term, comprehensive approach to our transportation needs. Every private sector resources as we move forward on vital, big-ticket proj- other priority we share, from keeping Virginia’s families safe, to edu- ects like extending Metro Rail to Dulles Airport. cating our children, to gaining control of rising health care costs, depends upon creating an effective transportation system that can han- Financial Accountability dle the challenges of the 21st century. Locking up Virginia’s Transportation Trust Fund is key to resolv- Every day we delay, families lose time together. ing our transportation challenges. Those monies have been taken and Every day we delay, companies lose productivity. used for other priorities three times over the last decade. That hurts the Every day we delay, Virginia loses. state’s credibility with its voters, delays the start of projects and makes We must act now. them more expensive. As Governor, I will veto any budget that uses Transportation Trust Fund money for anything other than transporta- tion. In the long-term, I will work with General Assembly leaders from both chambers and both parties to amend the constitution to eliminate the possibility of such future transfers. The state should also consistently keep its word when it comes to the taxes paid on auto insurance premiums. The General Assembly promised those revenues solely for transportation projects, but has used them as a band-aid to cover shortfalls in the state’s general fund. I applaud Governor Warner’s decision to restore those revenues to Best wishes transportation in his outgoing budget and will work with legislators to ensure that is carried through. We should also use surplus general funds for transportation proj- ects. One-time expenditures are the most fiscally prudent use of unan- to the ticipated revenue. And by using the money for transportation projects, we can draw down more federal transportation dollars. new governor. 2 VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS,WINTER 2006 Better Connecting Land Use and Transportation Decisions We cannot simply tax and pave our way out of our transportation problems. We also need to reform the way land use and transportation decisions are made. At the moment, 134 cities and counties individually make land use decisions. The state, in turn, makes transportation planning decisions. That flawed arrange- ment means we are forever playing catch-up, and the additional time that we spend just sitting in our cars is a testa- Tim Kaine, Harvard Law ment to its failure. Localities need more School, 1983 power to control over-development. If the transportation infrastructure is insufficient to support a rezoning request, they should be able to reject it. The people of Virginia have given us a clear charge. And they will hold us accountable not only for what we do to fix transportation, but also for what we fail to do. By embracing these challenges and work- ing together, we can report back to the voters with transportation solu- tions–not excuses–at the end of these 60 days.V From Across Virginia. City, Town and Country. Democrat, Republican and Independent. We Are Proud To Say Congratulations and Best Wishes to Tim Kaine The Governor’s children Nat,Woody and Annella (pictured on cover) will Governor of Virginia get plenty of advice from their mother Anne who lived at the Governor’s mansion in 1970 when her father Linwood Holton served as Governor. Richard and Sharon Steele Eggleston Services Ken Jessup & Associates Mike Ward- Petroleum Council Virginia James D. Shuler–House of Delegates Harry J Parrish–House of Delegates Viola Osborne Baskerville Virginia State Firefighters Association David Bailey Associates Governor Tim Kaine and Virginia’s New First Lady Anne Holton VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS,WINTER 2006 3 “The current During his 1990 Capitol grounds in inaugural address, Gov. Richmond are under L. Douglas Wilder said construction, which Facts about he hoped to bring peo- may pose unseen haz- Virginia governors ple together rather than ards to the general pub- pit them against each •Only since 1851 have Virginia’s gov- lic,” Rapp wrote in her other. He said this ernors been elected by popular vote. legislation. approach would help From 1624 to 1776, the King of Construction at the Virginia look ahead, England appointed the governor; and Capitol in Richmond not backward. from 1776 to 1851, the General presented an opportunity During his 2002 Assembly elected the governor. to mesh the old and the inaugural address, new Virginia, Kraus said. Gov. Mark Warner The change from •Patrick Henry was Virginia’s first gov- asked members of the city to colony isn’t the ernor in 1776 after America claimed General Assembly to only historic flashback its independence from England. “put aside our partisan Virginians are witness- differences” in order An Inauguration ing this January. Kraus •Linwood Holton was Virginia’s first to balance the state said Kaine’s inaugura- Republican governor in 1970. He budget. fit for tion will address a prob- added to the festivities a morning- The theme of lem that Jefferson also prayer service and an inaugural ball Kaine’s inaugural is Jefferson Himself faced 227 years ago. for his supporters. “The Promise of By Holly Hobbs, Capital News Service During his political Virginia.” During his career, Jefferson railed •L. Douglas Wilder was Virginia’s first inaugural address, he A cold winter wind sweeps across the against partisan bicker- African-American governor in 1990. will call for unity, said crowd bundled together at the foot of the ing, calling it a weak- Kraus, who worked stairs leading to Williamsburg’s colonial ness of government. •In 1914, Henry Carter Stuart held with the governor-elect Capitol as a new governor is sworn into office. “The greatest good Virginia’s first outdoor inauguration. on his speech. The “I do solemnly swear that I will sup- we can do our country He was also the first Virginia gover- return to the port the Constitution of the United States, is to heal its party divi- nor to ride in an automobile in his Williamsburg Capitol and the Constitution of the sions and make them parade. is an opportunity to Commonwealth,” the governor-elect prom- one people,” Jefferson mend partisan differ- ises with one hand on the Bible and his said in an 1801 letter to •Harry Flood Byrd was the first ences, he said. feet firmly planted on the stone steps of the a friend. He also criti- Virginia governor to use radio to “This is not a par- red-brick Capitol. cized the squabbling broadcast his inaugural address. tisan event,” Kraus That scene could have been pulled from and greediness exhibit- said. “It’s a Virginia the biography of Thomas Jefferson, who in ed by the political par- event. We’ve seen in 1779 became the commonwealth’s second ties: “To take part with either would be Virginia over the past four years that only governor. But it really describes the swearing- unworthy of a reasonable or moral man.” together can we lead Virginia forward.” in of Virginia’s 70th governor, Tim Kaine, That theme has been echoed by other during the Jan. 14 inaugural ceremony on the Holly Hobbs is a student at Virginia governors as they took office in recent Commonwealth University.V steps of Williamsburg’s Capitol. decades. After more than 200 years of holding such ceremonies at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond, the inaugural bash has returned to Our Congratulations and Best Wishes to Virginia’s former Capitol in Williamsburg. “It’s a wonderful and unique opportuni- ty,” said Jeff Kraus, press director for Kaine’s TimTim KaineKaine inauguration. Kaine is scheduled to take his oath of Governor of Virginia office on Saturday, Jan. 14, in Williamsburg. 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