A Costlier Dulles Toll Road

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009

Officials have been planning it for years, but the news that the cost of driving the Dulles Toll Road could double by 2012 has angered some motorists and caused some concern among politicians, including the two men vying to become Virginia’s governor. Read story and 13 comments »

Va. Wants Federal Funds for High-Speed Rail

Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009

Virginia officials will ask the federal government for more than $1.6 billion in stimulus money to implement high-speed rail between Petersburg and the District. Read story and 1 comment »

As Candidates Woo Tax and Traffic Foes, Specifics of Road Proposals Remain Elusive

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The transportation crisis in Virginia has gotten so bad that highway officials have eliminated 1,400 projects, closed 18 rest stops and cut $2 billion in construction funds. Read story and 1 comment »

McDonnell Roads Plan Privatizes ABC Stores

Proposal Would Also Divert N.Va. Tax Revenue

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, proposed Tuesday handing over about 330 state-run liquor stores to private operators to pay for road improvements — a novel way to fund fixes but one that confronts many of the same obstacles that have stalled previous efforts. Read story and 2 comments »

$260 Million Earmarked For Va. Roads, Interchange

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The first real evidence of the federal stimulus spending for many Northern Virginians will come in the form of orange traffic cones as the region receives an infusion of more than $260 million to pave roads, complete the Fairfax County Parkway and build a major interchange at Fair Lakes Parkway. Read story »

Greenway Revenue, Traffic At Odds

Fewer on Va. Road Since Tolls Went Up

Sunday, July 5, 2009

The Dulles Greenway is rapidly losing commuters but increasing its revenue because its remaining drivers are paying up to $1 more to use the 14-mile private toll road. Read story and 19 comments »

DR. GRIDLOCK Cyclists, Drivers and Predestrians: Can't We All Just Get Along?

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Dr. Gridlock discusses the relationship between motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. Read story and 2 comments »

Rail Spending Applauded; Overall Maintenance Booed

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Maryland and the District both did a better job than Virginia in spending federal stimulus dollars earmarked for transportation, according to a report released yesterday by a smart-growth advocacy group. Read story »

Fees Likely To Double on Dulles Toll Road by 2012

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The cost of driving on the Dulles Toll Road is likely to double over the next three years to help fund Metrorail's $5 billion expansion in Northern Virginia, officials with the agency in charge of the road and the rail project announced yesterday. Read story and 10 comments »

Va. Is Last State to Request Stimulus Funds for Roads

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

For a state that has struggled for years to find road and transit money, Virginia would seem the least likely candidate to be the last one to ask for federal stimulus money for transportation. Read story and 1 comment »

Transcript of Chat with Loudoun Sheriff's Officer on Rules of the Road

Friday, June 12, 2009

Capt. Thom Shaw, a member of the Field Operations Division of the Loudoun County Sheriff's office, was online today to discuss the incident and to answer questions about safety and rules of the road when bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians meet. Read story and 1 comment »

Priorities Shift From Easing Commutes to Keeping Roads From Crumbling

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Virginia's top transportation official came to a stark black glass technology center near Dulles International Airport yesterday and offered an unusually grim, and at times alarming, rundown of a transportation system he said is crumbling, starved of funds and slated to get worse. Read story and 2 comments »

Stepping Gingerly Through Bottleneck

Candidates Wary of Voters' Strong Feelings

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

It is quite possibly the most vexing highway in all of Virginia: the only westbound interstate out of Washington and one of the only interstates that narrows as it approaches a major city — where traffic is heavy in both directions morning and night. Read story »

Dulles Greenway to Host Charity Drive

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Dulles Greenway wants more people to get in their cars Thursday for a charity drive that will give all toll proceeds from that day to several groups: the March of Dimes; the Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter; Fresh Air/Full Care, a summer camp program; Echo Works, a job program for the disabled; Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy; and the Greenway Scholarship Program, which awards college scholarships. Read story and 3 comments »