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44000 out of 200000 might seem like a drop, but what is really occuring is

Current = 100,000 workers coming into Tysons, of which by your ratio 4400 (44% of the 10000 residents) work/live in Tysons. Net result 95600 people demanding on roads (because those 4400 are generally off peak from the rest as are the remainder 5600 who are out of Tysons well in advance of the rush hour crush).

Future = 200,000 workers, coming into Tysons, of which 44,000 will be local. Add in that 30000 to 50000 will come via metro or transit. Net result around 126,000 to 106,000 people demanding on roads, as compared to 95600. This is not a catastrophic increase when you view the actual net change in these terms. Definitely not something that we need to start panicking and building right now.

Fix traffic? Stop these massive detour requiring mega projects and see what the level of service is with them in place. Getting full use of all the road lanes will improve capacity more than adding another lane anyways.

by Tysons Engineer on Jun 26, 2012 4:06 pm • link • report