Archive: traffic
Jaywalkers for a Good Cause?
By Martha Powers Fairfax Every year, I think this can’t really be happening. Volunteers at major intersections, strolling between cars at red lights, asking for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “Fill the Boot” campaign. Are we really allowing this?...
By Michael Larabee | September 10, 2009; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
A Bethesda Speed Trap
S.D. Soopramanien Chevy Chase When my husband and I both picked up our first-ever speeding tickets during the same week and along the same westbound stretch of East West Highway between Connecticut and Wisconsin avenues in Bethesda, we figured that...
By Michael Larabee | August 12, 2009; 10:39 AM ET | Comments (3)
Why I Endorsed Bob McDonnell
By Sheila Johnson Middleburg I am a Democrat. This year I have endorsed the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell. I have done so because in an election focused on jobs and the economy, I believe Bob is...
By Vince Rinehart | July 31, 2009; 09:33 PM ET | Comments (16)
Why I Endorsed Creigh Deeds
By Martin Williams Newport News With mounting transportation problems, a tough economic climate and a difficult budget situation, Virginia’s next governor has a challenge ahead of him. Put simply, Virginia needs a leader for trying times, someone who can work...
By Vince Rinehart | July 31, 2009; 09:28 PM ET | Comments (5)
The Purple Line's Flawed Projections
By Beth Forbes Bethesda The July 12 editorial “Green-Light the Purple Line” argued for a vastly expensive light-rail option for the Purple Line over a less-expensive dedicated bus line. The July 19 editorial “Get on the Bus” said the region...
By Vince Rinehart | July 28, 2009; 01:26 PM ET | Comments (0)
Lights Out in Montgomery
By Nikki Rouse Germantown There aren't enough adjectives to describe my indignation after reading that Montgomery County police officers can ticket drivers who flash their headlights to warn other motorists of speed enforcement zones. I applaud Mark Zaid -- who...
By Marisa Katz | June 21, 2009; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
A Place for Bike Paths Near Arlington
By Greg Ryan Reston While I agree with the June 2 letters regarding the no-bicycles policy in Arlington National Cemetery, I would like to see local, and perhaps Pentagon, officials revisit commuting and bike path issues around this sacred place....
By Vince Rinehart | June 4, 2009; 01:06 PM ET | Comments (0)
A Parking Double Whammy in D.C.
By Jesse Mag Washington The Post believes that motorists are unjustifiably upset over the District’s stepped-up parking enforcement. I disagree. On April 27, my car was ticketed by D.C. parking enforcement for being illegally parked during street cleaning. Two weeks...
By Vince Rinehart | June 4, 2009; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Good and Bad of Traffic Enforcement
Anyone traveling around Montgomery County cannot fail to notice that the county government has declared a street war on its citizens. The amazing proliferation of cameras and other electronic entrapment devices, at a cost of millions of dollars, has rendered...
By Marisa Katz | May 24, 2009; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (7)
Infuriating Traffic Tie-Ups
By Chad Pillai Fredericksburg, Va. Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine should fire his transportation secretary, Pierce R. Homer, and his state police superintendent, W. Steven Flaherty, for their gross negligence and mismanagement of the construction projects on Interstates 95 and 395....
By Marisa Katz | May 3, 2009; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
