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Transportation Returns To Forefront of Contest

Blame Traded on HOT Lane Project Delay

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009

A day after the state abruptly announced that it will postpone construction on express lanes on interstates 395 and 95, elected leaders and the candidates for governor began blaming each other Tuesday for failing again to help ease congestion in traffic-clogged Northern Virginia. Read story and 2 comments »

Virginia Delays I-395/95 HOT Lane Project

Concerns Over Funds, Local Traffic Cited

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009

Plans to expand the ambitious HOT lanes project to ease traffic congestion in Virginia will be delayed because state leaders fear the bond market won’t support funding for the private-public venture and some local officials are uneasy with the proposal. Read story and 3 comments »

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 »

A Crowded Hub Away From Home

Regional Airline Crews Rest Uneasy In Crash Pads

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009

At first sight, the Sterling Park house looks like an ordinary split-level, complete with carport, backyard grill and freshly mowed grass. But instead of housing a growing suburban family, it offers accommodations for 30 pilots and flight attendants struggling to string together a few precious hours of sleep. Read story and 6 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 »

County Road Plan Hitting Some Bumps

Some Supervisors Say It's Taking Too Long

Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and its Planning Commission are feuding over changes in the county’s transportation plan, an exhaustive blueprint for building and maintaining roads and highways over the next two decades, according to county officials and e-mail correspondence. 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 »

Sharing Rides With a Stranger for Fun and Games

Carpool Agency Expands Its Work Beyond Commuting

Thursday, July 2, 2009

After 25 years of helping commuters find others going their way and creating carpools to ease the area’s clogged roads Monday through Friday, a ride-sharing agency is helping do the same for those heading to ballgames, fireworks, parades and concerts on weekends and evenings. Read story »

Loudoun News Briefs

Thursday, July 2, 2009

News briefs from around Loudoun County. Read story »

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 »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, June 28, 2009

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story and 2 comments »

Ticket Revenue Is Up 39%

Growth in Traffic Aids County Budget

Saturday, June 27, 2009

With traffic congestion clogging Loudoun County's major arteries, and large planned communities still cropping up, the sheriff's office has reported a 39 percent increase in revenue from traffic fines and forfeitures over a two-year period. Read story and 26 comments »

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 »

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