Transportation Solutions Now!

May 10, 2005

Do we need the Tri-County Parkway? YES! After publishing the last post, "Tri-County Parkway Needs Your Support", I got the morning edition of the Post and this article appears on the front page:

D.C. Traffic Creeps Toward Nation's Worst
Area Drivers Spend Almost 69 Hours in Gridlock a Year

By Steven Ginsberg and Timothy Dwyer
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, May 10, 2005; Page A01

Bottom line: we experience the third worst traffic congestion in the nation behind Los Angeles and San Fancisco! Data from a recent study shows Los Angeles and San Francisco drivers spending less time year over year and D.C. Metro area drivers spending more time. We will soon become the second worst if this trend continues.

We need to send a strong message to our politicians: Put transportation back on the priority map!

Read the full article here--> GRIDLOCK

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