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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's clear none of these people need to drive any significant distance to work.  FWIW, I take metro, but DH has to drive (we live in MD, he works in NoVA) and the traffic is insane.  IIRC the expansion of 495 really only went to the 270 interchange anyway, right?  [/quote]

Yes, that's a horrible drive. The question is, is the best solution for the state of Maryland to sign a secret contract with a for-profit company to widen the highway with toll lanes? [/quote]
What’s your solution?[/quote]

My solution is more and better public transportation options, better and safer walking/biking connections to public transportation, more remote work, more off-peak work hours, more incentives for people to use public transportation instead of driving by themselves, and (last but not least) adding housing close to existing transit, services, and jobs.[/quote]

Any public transport from MD around the beltway to VA is never going to happen- it just isn't.  I don't really agree with the financing method for the expansion and would gladly pay a higher gas tax to finance it, but I'm probably in the minority on that.

More public transport would be good of course but no one is willing to pay. And I thought MARC is already limited because it uses the CSX tracks.  Metro can barely maintain what it already has and none of the NIMBYs would support an additional line or expansion of the red line.[/quote]

-The only alternative is to widen highways!
-No, there are lots of alternatives (including public transit) that will move people more efficiently and more cost-effectively.
-Nobody likes those alternatives. Therefore, the only alternative is to widen highways!

Sigh...

Yes, it's true that MARC is currently limited because it uses the CSX tracks. However, the state could propose to start building additional MARC track, which would allow additional MARC service. Larry Hogan has zero interest in that, though. All he's interested in is widening highways.[/quote]

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