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Where to start.

1. There are roads in DC that are congested at times. But none of them rank among the nation's worst. In fact, not one of the 100 worst bottlenecks in America are in the DC area.

2. You can't have gridlock on an interstate because there is no grid

3. Metro does not parallel I-395, and it isn't nearly as congested as I-495 which also has no transit alternative.

4. It's not in DC, but one could reasonably argue that it's in the core. No. One could not.

5. I-66 inside the Beltway, restricted to HOV during rush hours, is also one of the worst-congested. No. It isn't.

6. Finally, the badly-congested suburban Dulles Toll Road also knocks your argument on its face. Express Park and Ride buses to the West Fall Church Metro have been available at least since 1988

When your only option to DC is mutli-seat transit, you aren't in the metro core.

7. Again, all of the worst roads, according to experts are outside of DC. If I'm wrong show me a listing that contradicts it.

8 Why any one not suspect that the claim this region's worst congestion occurs in "Places where there is little transit" anything but just another laughable anti-car/anti-road fallacy?

Because it's a fact, as I've cited above.

9. the Texas TRansportation Institute, widely rearded as the premier expert on the subject of traffic congestion, recently ranked the DC metroploitan area#1

Really? When? [Also, their methodology is questionable, and they're dirty Aggies]

10Just the facts.

It would be nice if you included some.

by David C on Jul 8, 2011 11:25 pm • link • report