Posts tagged Hot Lanes
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More lanes on I-95 won’t fix Virginia’s traffic woes, VDOT says
If you want to ease congestion and improve travel times on Interstate 95, widening the roads won’t do the trick. Keep reading…
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More cars on I-95, or something else? Take Virginia’s survey to ID changes.
In the past, the Virginia Department of Transportation has sometimes been a hindrance to safer streets or transit improvements in the region. A focus on moving cars over people has led to projects that emphasized wide roads over alternative solutions, but that may be starting to change with the I-95 project. Keep reading…
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Tell Maryland’s comptroller to put the brakes on the Beltway/I-270 widening project
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn are bulldozing ahead with their proposal for massive toll lane expansion on the Capital Beltway and I-270. This deal is fundamentally flawed in multiple ways. Keep reading…
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Next week’s Beltway/I-270 toll lane widening vote has been rescheduled
Next week's Board of Public Works (BPW) vote on Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's proposal to add four privately-financed on I-495 and I-270 has been delayed. Residents have raised a variety of concerns about the proposal, which would likely encourage more driving, contribute to global warming emissions, and require some homes and businesses to be razed. Keep reading…
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Maryland toll lanes won’t ease traffic, critics say
The Hogan administration is moving ahead with plans to construct new toll lanes on I-270 and the Capital Beltway in Maryland, while Virginia Governor Northam inked a deal to expand the state's toll lanes as well. But critics say that the plans are moving too fast, procedurally, while the actual highway may not move most drivers faster at all. Keep reading…
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Lots of Fairfax communities are emphasizing transit and walkability. Why not Fair Oaks?
Fairfax is a big county with big plans. New transit lines accompanied with ambitious land use plans aim to transform areas like Tysons Corner, Reston, and Herndon in the northern half of the county, while the Embark Richmond Highway Plan is guiding growth in the southern portion. But what about the middle? Keep reading…
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Better transit, congestion pricing, and 18 other big ideas from a business group’s transportation blueprint
The super-Washington region, including DC, Baltimore, and Richmond, should improve the MARC and VRE rail systems including running service through DC. It should finish networks of trails and try congestion pricing in DC and adjacent parts of Arlington. It should improve bus service, promote employer incentives to not drive alone, increase equity, do more with technology, and better fund and govern transportation in the region. These are some of the recommendations from a wide-ranging new Blueprint for Regional Mobility, released Monday by the Greater Washington Partnership. Keep reading…
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Nine takeaways from the newly released I-66 tolling data
Last week VDOT has provided even more data on their new I-66 tolls, including usage and travel times. Here are nine key takeaways. Keep reading…
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After the outcry over the $40 tolls on I-66, this solo driver crunched the numbers
The initial sticker shock of the peak-of-the-peak fares is tough to get past, but when we are looking at this program, let’s not overlook the positives as well. Keep reading…
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The new $40 I-66 tolls offer great insight into commuter psychology
Some drivers took to Twitter (hopefully, after finishing driving since they were clearly solo) in a rage over the $40 tolls. However, the problem with the knee-jerk no-tolls reactions is that they don't offer an alternative. Keep reading…