All Posts in ‘Traffic Congestion’
The Congestion Caucus
The following is excerpted from an op-ed piece in today’s Washington Post by Rob Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and a former chairman of the National […]
We’re #1 … Again
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Inrix issued their 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard, the annual report on traffic congestion around the nation. Is anyone surprised as to who once again […]
NIMBY Madness Leads to More Congestion
Arlington County’s 2009 lawsuit to stop the I-95/I-395 HOT Lanes project was just one in a long list of Northern Virginia locality actions that have delayed, downsized or defeated and […]
I-66 Inside the Beltway; Key Questions Remain
Last week members of the General Assembly’s Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability questioned Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne on the McAuliffe administration’s rush hour I-66 Inside the Beltway tolling and transit […]
VDOT Potomac River Bridges Study Taking the Easy Way Out?
Yesterday VDOT released the results of a multi-year study of current and future travel demand on the eleven Potomac River crossings from Point of Rocks Bridge to the Route 301 […]
McAuliffe Administration’s I-66 Inside the Beltway Proposal Fire! Aim! Ready!
The McAuliffe administration’s plan to toll and transit-enhance I-66 inside the Capital Beltway is problematic in many respects. Most transportation projects submitted and approved for the region’s long range plans are […]
Winning (or Losing) the Jobs Accessibility Challenge?
For our region to be attractive to business, businesses must be able to attract workers. In a recent study* of automobile commute times of 51 metropolitan areas across the country, […]
Regional Survey Finds Real Consensus Among Transportation Experts on Regional Priorities
A joint regional survey of area transportation professionals most familiar with the region’s transportation challenges finds significant consensus on projects and solutions that would do the most to improve mobility […]