TYTRAN HOT Lanes Project Update The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is partnering with Fluor-Transurban in the development of high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane projects for Interstates 95/395 and the Capital Beltway/Interstate 495. Construction is expected to begin this spring. At a TYTRAN sponsored meeting, hosted by Capital One, on March 12, representatives from the project provided the most current information on the project, the construction schedule, and the plans to mitigate traffic disruption. View the presentation. More information on the project is available on the HOT Lanes website, www.virginiahotlanes.com.
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Utility Relocation Factsheet - March 2008.
IN THE MEDIA
Dulles Metrorail Project
Transportation Projects Hit Roadblock in Virginia. By Eric M. Weiss, Washington Post, 3/11/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031002797.html.
Projects Moving at a Crawl. Washington Post, 3/11/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031002889.html.
Kaine and Peters Praise Efforts to Resolve Dispute over Dulles Rail. By Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 3/8/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/07/AR2008030703219.html.
DC Mayor Calls On Feds To Fund Rail To Dulles, CBS 9 News, 3/7/08. http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=69405.
Letter: Buses to Dulles Won't Do, Washington Post, 3/7/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030603451.html.
Planning Tysons Corner & the region
Panel: Tysons Redevelopment Should Proceed Cautiously. By Brian Trompeter, Sun Gazette, 3/10/08. http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2008/03/12/fairfax/news/ffx192.txt
Tysons Taskforce on the Home Stretch, By Monty Tayloe, Fairfax County Times, 3/5/08. http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/mar/05/tysons-taskforce-home-stretch/.
Rail Crisis Roils Tysons Planning, By Nicholas M. Horrock, Connection Newspapers, 3/5/08. http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?paper=73&cat=104&article=94347.
Funding Transportation
Metro Seeks $489 Million for Upgrades that were Unbudgeted, Documents Say. By Taryn Luntz, Washington Examiner, 3/12/08. http://www.examiner.com/a-1273361~Metro_seeks__489_million_for_upgrades_that_were_unbudgeted__documents_say.html
Mix of Funding Sources Proposed to Keep Transit Afloat. By William C. Flook, Washington Examiner, 3/12/08. http://www.examiner.com/a-1273359~Mix_of_funding_sources_proposed_to_keep_transit_afloat.html
Editorial: Traffic Solutions Require Sacrifice. Loudoun Times-Mirror, 3/11/08. http://www.loudountimes.com/news/2008/mar/11/traffic-solutions-require-sacrifice/
Letters: Put NVTA Out of its Misery. Washington Examiner, 3/7/08. http://www.examiner.com/a-1264275~Letters__March_7__2008.html
Ruling Threatens $50 Million in Metro Funding from NVTA, By Taryn Luntz, Washington Examiner, 3/7/08. http://www.examiner.com/a-1264300~Ruling_threatens__50_million_in_Metro_funding_from_NVTA.html.
Va. Senate Democrats Want Gas, Title Tax Hikes, By Tim Craig, Washington Post, 3/6/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030601903.html
NVTA Decision Creates Transportation Mess, By Monty Tayloe, Fairfax County Times, 3/5/08. http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/mar/05/nvta-decision-creates-transportation-mess/
Editorial: Dismayed, Disillusioned and Depressed, By Mary Kimm, Connection Newspapers, 3/5/08. http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=94287&paper=63&cat=110
Va. Supreme Court Strikes Down Transportation Tax Plan. Byt Nicholas M. Horrock, The Connection, 3/5/08. http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=94306&cat=104
Metrobus/Metrorail
Radios Don't Work In Metro's New Cars. By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 3/7/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030603898.html
Editorial: What is Metro Hiding Now? Washington Examiner, 3/7/08. http://www.examiner.com/a-1264302~What_is_Metro_hiding_now_.html
Dr. Gridlock: Speak Up, Metro, So Your Riders Can Hear You. Washington Post, 3/6/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030403333.html
Metro's Steady Navigator, By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 3/7/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030603577.html
Other News
Ruling Raises Worries About Local Boards. By Anita Kumar, Washington Post, 3/12/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/03/12/ST2008031200166.html
Budget Compromises Could Bring Legislative Session to an End. By Tim Craig and Anita Kumar, Washington Post, 3/11/08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031002743.html
Rep. Wolf Calls for Halt to Greenway Toll Increase, By Dan Genz, Washington Examiner, 3/6/08. http://www.examiner.com/a-1261896~Rep__Wolf_calls_for_halt_to_Greenway_toll_increase.html
IMPORTANT INFORMATION LINKS
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project http://www.dullesmetro.com/
Dulles Metrorail Now! http://www.dullesmetrorailnow.org
Fairfax Connector Bus Servicehttp://www.FAIRFAXCONNECTOR.COM
Fairfax County Dept. of Transportationhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/transportation
MWAA/VDOT Agreement re Dulles Toll Road. http://virginiadot.org/news/newsrelease.asp?ID=NOVA-NR06-53
MWAA/Dulles Transit Partners Contract. http://www.mwaa.com/
MWCOG Commuter Connections. http://maps.mwcog.org/CCRSLiveSite/
Tysons Corner Transportation/Urban Design Study website. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/tysonscorner/
Tysons Tunnel. www.tysonstunnel.org
Tysons Corner Center Development Proposal. www.tysonsfuture.com
Virginia HOT Lanes Project. www.virginiahotlanes.com
Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority. http://www.wmata.com
For more information on TYTRAN visit www.tytran.org or send us an email at info@tytran.org.