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 9 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 »

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 »

Traffic Congestion Dips As Economy Plunges

Survey Finds Rush-Hour Highways Less Packed in 2008

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

It might not seem like it when you're inching through crushing bottlenecks during your daily commute, but traffic congestion in the Washington region appears to have loosened up. 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 »

Leesburg Is Looking to Cut Traffic

Summit Planned To Gather Ideas

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Leesburg officials are planning a summit to solicit ideas from the public for getting cars off town roads, in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen commute times. Read story and 16 comments »

Up Next on N.Va. Transit: Planning for Everything

Officials Propose Array of Projects

Thursday, May 7, 2009

With construction to expand Metro to Dulles International Airport finally underway, the region's political leaders have turned their attention to the next frontiers of Washington area transit: new bus lines everywhere, trolleys in Alexandria and Arlington County, and rail lines to Centreville, Mount Vernon and Prince William County. Read story »

County Gets $6.3 Million in Stimulus Funds for Transportation Projects

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Loudoun County will receive $6.325 million in its share of a $53 million federal stimulus package earmarked for regional transportation improvements. Read story and 14 comments »

Are Zigzag Markings a Jolt From Roadway 'Hypnosis'?

Loudoun Wants Drivers to Slow Down

Sunday, May 3, 2009

One thought striking confused drivers as they approach some of Loudoun County's busiest intersections: Were they drunk when they painted these lines? Read story and 48 comments »

Loudoun To Extend Pacific Blvd.

Project Is Intended To Ease Congestion

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Loudoun County supervisors Tuesday approved spending $14.5 million to extend Pacific Boulevard near Route 28, a project that officials said will ease congestion on nearby Waxpool Road and improve access to dozens of businesses in the heart of the county's technology corridor. Read story and 8 comments »

Route 50 Near Pleasant Valley Road Now Open

Monday, April 6, 2009

Rt. 50 near Pleasant Valley Rd. is now open. Read story »