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[quote=Anonymous][quote=anonymous] Judging from the amount of southbound traffic on the American Legion Bridge in the morning rush hours and on weekends before Christmas I’d say that you’ve got this completely backwards.

If that bridge was out of operation for a month Maryland would go bankrupt and their residents would storm the County Council. The only people in Virginia who’d be upset would be kayakers. [/quote]

In the 1980s, the primary US East Coast Internet Exchange was in MoCo. MoCo literally was the east coast nexus, not VA. West Coast nexus was in Mt View.

When a commercial IX opened, MAE-East, it was in the basement of an office building in Tysons, in large part because business operating costs were lower and building permit delays were much shorter in Tysons than in MoCo.

The Internet boom happened between Tysons and eastern Loudoun along the current Silver Line for the same reasons. Simpler and lower cost to operate a business there than in MoCO. Easier and faster to get construction permits from Fairfax County and Loudoun County than MoCo.

It is a choice folks. MoCo keeps choosing elected officials and government policies in a way that incents businesses to pick VA. Hilton Hotels looked at MoCo, but chose Tysons for their new HQ.

Hogan wanted to rebuild the AL bridge and add HOT lanes between bridge and 270 spur to help MD residents who are commuters. Current MD leadership opposes that.

The outcome is the result of many choices. If one wants a different outcome, then choose differently in future. [/quote]

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