Posts Tagged ‘HOT lanes’
Talkin’ Transit: Same Old, Same Old
‘Service Advisory’
courtesy of ‘MattHurst’
WMATA quietly announced last night it has lifted a long-standing ban on allowing independent safety monitors access to Metro tracks. Metro board Chairman Jim Graham met with WMATA higher-ups yesterday and it had some result, supposedly. Late Tuesday, WMATA officials said that the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TSOC TOC) does have the authority [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Mish-Mash Morning
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courtesy of ‘bankbryan’
Mish-mash of transit for your morning perusal.
HOT Lanes Delayed: While the Beltway HOT Lane construction continues forward, Virigina has decided to delay building additional HOT lanes on I-395 and I-95. The economy is the answer that’s been trotted out; state leaders fear that they won’t be able to get money from the bond [...]
Talkin’ Transit: We’re Number Two
‘Typical Beltway traffic’ courtesy of ‘brianmka’
Just like death and taxes, transportation woes never seem to go away around here.
The annual Texas Transportation Institute traffic study released today shows that while traffic is lighter in every other major metro area, it’s only increased our misery here. The DC area continues to rank second to LA in [...]
Talkin’ Transit: HOT! HOT! HOT!
In Traffic, courtesy of magandafille
And so it begins.
The like-it-or-not High-Occupancy Toll lanes are now a step closer to reality – at least in Northern Virginia.
So what are these HOT lanes, exactly?
These are specialized lanes that will reside on the ‘inside’ of the Beltway (specifically, a stretch of I-495 in NoVA) where carpools can use them [...]
