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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Widening doesn’t help. This has been well proven. [/quote]

Yup. Widening the roads is a cop out instead of doing the very hard work to find other solutions. Good for them.[/quote]

I just don’t understand how some of you think people should get to work.  Not everyone can afford to live within biking/walking distance of where they work (particularly those who work in McLean!), and not all workplaces are near a metro.  Most people would prefer not to spend hours on a soul-sucking metro commute but don’t have a better alternative.[/quote]

Just because you widen major highways doesn't make traffic better. Widening 495 doesn't mean all of the access roads, neighborhood roads, and streets that are off 495 get bigger, the just stay the same size and now all you've done is encourage more car culture. Traffic is barely impacted because flow slows down when the same 2 way street with tons of traffic from the 495 off ramp is still the same 2 lane street even after widening.[/quote]

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