Two good articles in this weekend's Washington Post are must reads if you live, work or travel through the Tysons Corner area. Alec MacGillis writes a chilling in-depth article (Woe Unto Tysons Commuters, January 27, 2007; Washington Post) about the coming traffic nightmare that the already traffic-chocked nation's 12-largest business district is in for because of a convergence of a number of huge construction projects over the next few years. Today, Dr. Gridlock provides additional information in his Sunday Column (5-Year Tysons Nightmare Starts Soon, January 28, 2007; Washington Post). Mr. MacGillis discusses some of the traffic reduction measures that the State, Fairfax County and others will try to employ to help alleviate the coming onslaught but he doesn't provide much evidence for hope. If you do live or work in Tysons, start planning now to get into a car/vanpool or look into telework or even COG's new Live Near Your Work program. Don't expect that the problem is going to be solved for you. This problem's so big you're going to need to take matters into your own hands. Good luck.
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