Roads Are Not The Answer
“We cannot build our way out of traffic congestion” This statement has been made by the VDOT Commissioner and Virginia’s Secretary of Transportation.
What does this mean?
It means that according to some very experienced transportation experts that it is impossible to build enough roads.
Therefor, building more roads will never be the solution to bad traffic conditions.
If we can’t build our way out of gridlock what can we do?
We must come up with ways to move more people through more areas without requiring pavement or other established routes built for them.
Without some new form of technology being invented a solution to our transportation needs can not be achieved. That said, there are existing technologies available that do not require more futile infrastructure to be built.
Hovercraft lines could reduce the burden on the DC Metropolitan area greatly as well as improve the general attitude of the community.
Thousands of commuters could be removed from the roadways each day and also the deadly greenhouse gases that their vehicles add. No roads would have to be built which would free up huge amounts of budget to maintain the existing roadways and not waste more potentially profitable land with untaxable tarmac.
Hovercraft can not end the traffic woes of the Metropolitan area, but they will help a lot more than adding more lanes to I-95.