Maxime Devilliers, a senior at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg,
reported that 275,000 people live in the Spotsylvania/Stafford/Fredericksburg area. The
University of Mary Washington has 4,200 undergraduate students, 800 graduate students,
and 950 faculty and staff members. All these people would benefit from weekend VRE
service, as well as reverse flow service. The Chamber of Commerce would also benefit from
more tourists and visitors coming to Fredericksburg. Mr. Devilliers stated that many young
people and students are not aware of VRE. Although young, they are not free-loaders and
pay taxes every day, including sales tax, liquor tax, and transportation tax. He observed
that other metropolitan areas have weekend commuter rail service, including New York
City, Boston, and Paris, France. Mr. Devilliers stated that he has 450 signatures on a
petition in support of weekend VRE service. He stated that weekend service and reverse
flow service would truly enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Metropolitan
Washington region.
See pg. 6 of the January Board Meeting Minutes
http://www.vre.org/about/Ops_board_item ... -17-14.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
reported that 275,000 people live in the Spotsylvania/Stafford/Fredericksburg area. The
University of Mary Washington has 4,200 undergraduate students, 800 graduate students,
and 950 faculty and staff members. All these people would benefit from weekend VRE
service, as well as reverse flow service. The Chamber of Commerce would also benefit from
more tourists and visitors coming to Fredericksburg. Mr. Devilliers stated that many young
people and students are not aware of VRE. Although young, they are not free-loaders and
pay taxes every day, including sales tax, liquor tax, and transportation tax. He observed
that other metropolitan areas have weekend commuter rail service, including New York
City, Boston, and Paris, France. Mr. Devilliers stated that he has 450 signatures on a
petition in support of weekend VRE service. He stated that weekend service and reverse
flow service would truly enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Metropolitan
Washington region.
See pg. 6 of the January Board Meeting Minutes
http://www.vre.org/about/Ops_board_item ... -17-14.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;