Forcing Drivers off the Road Won’t Solve Virginia’s Traffic Woes

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Derrick A. Max

Derrick Max is Vice President of Policy at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at dmax@jeffersonforum.org

Derrick A. Max

Derrick Max is Vice President of Policy at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at dmax@jeffersonforum.org

Stephen D. Haner

Steve Haner is the Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Jefferson Forum and may be reached at Steve@thomasjeffersoninst.org

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Alan Pisarki

Alan E. Pisarski has been an independent writer and consultant in the fields of transportation research, policy and investment analyses for the past 35 years.

The transportation “crisis” in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads is dramatically different from the transportation “headaches” in less crowded areas of the state. Yet, major tax increases were defeated in 2002 in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads – the two areas facing true “gridlock” in the movement of cars. That’s why new approaches are needed – and why this article makes sense.

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