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Trains As An Alternative to Hovercraft

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

As previously pointed out, hovercraft accidents are amazingly difficult to find reports of. Doing searches on hovercraft and accidents invariably yields results on how hovercraft are used as rescue vehicles after other type of craft have an accident.
Since a couple of rail options are proposed as alternatives to using hovercraft in the Washington D.C. area, [...]

Roads Are Not The Answer

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

“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 [...]

Hovercraft On The Potomac

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Why would hovercraft be ideal for use on the Potomac?
There are many reasons why hovercraft would be perfect for use on the Potomac river. This article will briefly cover a few of them but it is not an exhaustive piece.
Obviously, the Potomac waterways are both an environmentally fragile and abused area. Conventional watercraft have too [...]

Comparative costs of Transportation Options:

Friday, March 7th, 2008

New Heavy Rail Dulles Metrorail Extension
23 mile system
7 Stations – 60,000 passengers/ day
Total Cost: [...]