The Beltway is at a complete stand still

[Anonymous]

I’ve been sitting in traffic in Arlington for 4 hours, trying to get home to DC across the chain bridge. I’ve moved about a half mile in 4 hours. At this rate I think I’ll be home at 4am

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been sitting in traffic in Arlington for 4 hours, trying to get home to DC across the chain bridge. I’ve moved about a half mile in 4 hours. At this rate I think I’ll be home at 4am

Can you uturn and go to another bridge? 395 and Memorial Bridges look ok. Seems like it would be fast to do a roundabout way instead of waiting for that tiny bridge any longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been sitting in traffic in Arlington for 4 hours, trying to get home to DC across the chain bridge. I’ve moved about a half mile in 4 hours. At this rate I think I’ll be home at 4am

DH was coming from Arlington to Bethesda. He finally made it home after 5 hours. Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to refer to this thread on those endless threads in the real estate forum on why walkability and proximity to metro go for a premium. Traffic is the most unproductive time suck.

Or anytime someone posts a thread about how terrible metro is. I've been home for hours (and I live out near vienna)

Once every 10 years. Bfd

It is more than that and today's traffic is a similar anomaly.

People need to stop working in DC and push for more jobs in the burbs instead of living in shit shacks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to refer to this thread on those endless threads in the real estate forum on why walkability and proximity to metro go for a premium. Traffic is the most unproductive time suck.

Or anytime someone posts a thread about how terrible metro is. I've been home for hours (and I live out near vienna)

Once every 10 years. Bfd

It is more than that and today's traffic is a similar anomaly.

People need to stop working in DC and push for more jobs in the burbs instead of living in shit shacks.

Aren’t al of these places people mentioning in the burbs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to refer to this thread on those endless threads in the real estate forum on why walkability and proximity to metro go for a premium. Traffic is the most unproductive time suck.

Or anytime someone posts a thread about how terrible metro is. I've been home for hours (and I live out near vienna)

Once every 10 years. Bfd

It is more than that and today's traffic is a similar anomaly.

People need to stop working in DC and push for more jobs in the burbs instead of living in shit shacks.

The problem tonight is that all the people who live in Montgomery County (suburbs) and work in Virginia(suburbs) couldn’t get home because the one bridge connecting them is shut down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we need another Potomac crossing. desperately.

So in 10 years we can have two gridlocked bridges instead of one? Why don’t the MD people just work in MD and the VA people work in VA? I live in VA and do not remotely consider jobs downtown or in MD.

[Anonymous]

I cycled home, as I do every night. Beautiful sunset, good exercise. I commend it to those who can make it work.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to refer to this thread on those endless threads in the real estate forum on why walkability and proximity to metro go for a premium. Traffic is the most unproductive time suck.

Or anytime someone posts a thread about how terrible metro is. I've been home for hours (and I live out near vienna)

Once every 10 years. Bfd

It is more than that and today's traffic is a similar anomaly.

People need to stop working in DC and push for more jobs in the burbs instead of living in shit shacks.

Aren’t al of these places people mentioning in the burbs?

Or, people need to live closer to their jobs in urban areas or walkable to metro and dump their cars all together. It's a healthier lifestyle than spending hours in traffic per day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:we need another Potomac crossing. desperately.

So in 10 years we can have two gridlocked bridges instead of one? Why don’t the MD people just work in MD and the VA people work in VA? I live in VA and do not remotely consider jobs downtown or in MD.

because people change jobs and clients frequently

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cycled home, as I do every night. Beautiful sunset, good exercise. I commend it to those who can make it work.

Well, then pat yourself on the back.

[Anonymous]

Maybe now Maryland residents will push harder for a bridge crossing? Virginia has wanted one for years. Maryland is the hold up

[Anonymous]

White's Ferry an option? I've used it. Only problem is traffic around Leesburg bypass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:we need another Potomac crossing. desperately.

So in 10 years we can have two gridlocked bridges instead of one? Why don’t the MD people just work in MD and the VA people work in VA? I live in VA and do not remotely consider jobs downtown or in MD.

It is exceptionally unlikely you have two catastrophic crashes at the exact same time.

As for people working where they live, among other problems, people (voluntarily and otherwise) change jobs frequently these days. It isn't realistic to always move with a new job, especially if you own and/or have kids. But limiting yourself to looking at jobs in only one jurisdiction would really limit professional options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe now Maryland residents will push harder for a bridge crossing? Virginia has wanted one for years. Maryland is the hold up

They wanted it so much that they weren't willing to commit a dime to make it happen? For obvious reasons, saying that Maryland should pay for the whole bridge because it would technically be entirely in Maryland -- by a matter of feet -- is a complete non-starter.