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[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]
Explain how your “more and better public transportation” that is going to get this person from upper MoCo to NoVA?

There is no current plan for this anywhere. Nor is there funding. The HOT lanes would’ve been ready in 3 years. Your plan, which is actually just an idea because there is no current plan, wouldn’t see fruition in decades. What should this person do until then, move out of the county?[/quote]

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