• Virginians for Better Transportation (VBT) is conducting a statewide print, radio and television ad campaign from Oct. 17 through Nov. 8, 2005.
  
• The ad campaign has been created in an effort to educate members of the public about the transportation funding crisis facing the Commonwealth.
  
• The ad campaign consists of six print ads, six radio ads, two sponsorship ads and a television public service announcement (PSA).
  
• More information about VBT’s It’s Time campaign can be found online at www.itstimevirginia.org or by calling 804.237.1399.

Below is a list of the facts and sources that make up the print ads. To view all ads, including radio and TV, please visit the It’s Time Web site.

• "Virginians wasted 254,000,000 gallons of gas in 2003 stuck in traffic." Statistical Source: VTrans2025 Summary of the Final Report.
  
• "More than 3,000 of Virginia’s bridges are structurally deficient or obsolete." Statistical Source: VTrans2025 Report.
  
• "Without investments to freight rail, truck traffic will increase up to 90% on the I-81 corridor by 2020." Statistical Source: Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s presentation to the Governor’s Commission on Rail Enhancement for the 21^st Century.
  
• "Virginians wasted nearly 157,000,000 hours stuck in traffic in 2003." Statistical Source: VTrans2025 Summary of the Final Report.
  
• "Every full bus removes up to 60 cars from Virginia’s roads." Statistical Source: Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation v2004 Web site, http://www.drpt.state.va.us/.
  
• "A full commuter rail car removes up to 200 cars from Virginia’s roads." Statistical Source: Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation v2004 Web site, http://www.drpt.state.va.us/.