Posts by Shawn Newman — Guest Contributor

Shawn Newman is a 10-year resident of Springfield District, the voice behind West Springfield Walkable Community (FB, TW), and a board member with Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling (FABB). He has a Bachelors Degree in International Studies from Hawai’i Pacific University and recently completed his Masters in Analytics from American University.

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  Fairfax Board of Supervisors hopefuls Sperling and Herrity debate housing & transportation

  PoliticsBy Shawn Newman (Guest Contributor) October 17, 2019 2

  In the Springfield district in southwestern Fairfax County, Democrat Linda Sperling hopes to beat the Board of Supervisors’ only incumbent Republican, Pat Herrity. The two squared off at a forum hosted by the Springfield District Council Monday night, where they showed clear differences on road expansion versus transit and on denser, multi-family housing.  Keep reading…