Virginia’s economic prosperity will soon come under threat unless its highway and transit systems are solidly funded. There are a variety of options to secure that funding and legislators must begin to make hard decisions. That is the heart of the article written by a longtime state transportation analyst, Bob Chase, who is president of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance.

This article was adapted from a talk presented by U.Va. President Teresa Sullivan at the university’s Miller Center of Public Affairs on September 7, 2011.

In recent years all components of Virginia’s local food system have seen considerable advances: training new farmers, creating new urban farms and community gardens, developing new infrastructure for processing and distribution, bringing fresh food into our schools, increasing affordable access to fresh food, and even evaluating local and state policies to remove barriers.

This article by Terrance Rephann, a regional economist at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, reports the results of a comprehensive study that examined the economic impact of Virginia’s horse industry.

This issue of Stat Chat focuses on the demographic changes that have occurred in and around Charlottesville over the past decade, with a particular focus on the city's neighborhoods.

Staying Legal: Employment Law BasicsWednesday, October 12, 2011, 8:30 am–3:30 pmat the U.Va. Richmond Center, Richmond, Virginia

Staying Legal: Employment Law BasicsWednesday, October 12, 2011, 8:30 am–3:30 pmat the U.Va. Richmond Center, Richmond, Virginia

Qian Cai, Director of Weldon Cooper Center's Demographic & Workforce Group, highlights early results from the 2010 census. Virginia experienced another decade of steady growth, reaching over 8 million people. The commonwealth’s growth rate (13 percent) outpaced the nation (9.7 percent) and was only slightly lower than the 14.4 percent growth rate of the prior decade.