woodbridge commuting: Living in Northern Virginia Without A Car-Can It Be Done? - 09/17/11 05:41 PM
Next week is Transit Week in Virginia. This event has happened every year since 2005 and it is a challenge for Virginian's to use our wide variety of public transportation options instead of jumping into their car. Many folks will shake their heads and say there is NO WAY you can live in this area without a car. My daughter and her husband live in Alexandria, don't own a car and get around Northern Virginia with very few problems.How do they manage? First and foremost is planning. They have studied the bus schedules and keep them handy on their phones when … (16 comments)
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woodbridge commuting: The Early Bird Gets the Slugs In Northern Virginia - 03/01/11 06:51 PM
It's spring and the yards of full of birds looking for tasty treats. In Northern Virignia the early birds looking for slugs aren't the birds though, they are drivers headed to the Pentagon and other stops in DC, looking to pick up passengers so they can zip on the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes headed north.Over the last few weeks the slug lines in the Woodbridge area of Prince William County (PWC) have made a shift causing a bit of panic among commuters. When Potomac Mills mall reduced the number of commuter parking spaces from 1000 to 250 you could feel … (8 comments)
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woodbridge commuting: Saying Good-Bye To A Chunk of Commuter Parking Spaces At Potomac Mills Mall - 02/03/11 05:23 PM
On the heels of the news from CNN that DC commuters face the worst traffic in the nation, Woodbridge VA commuters learn they are about to lose a major commuter lot to progress.Well I guess you can call it progress if you are a fan of Potomac Mills Mall and the upcoming expansion of the mall. For commuters that means the loss of 725 parking spaces. From the current parking capacity of 1,000 spaces to 275. The news is not going over well with local commuters. The lot is one that is filled to capacity every day and a solution for … (16 comments)
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woodbridge commuting: New Slug Line Forming-Woodbridge To Alexandria Virginia Route Ready To Roll - 10/07/10 07:58 AM
SLUGS. When most people here the word they go EWWWW. In Northern Virginia when we hear slugs we immediately think of commuters getting from Point A to Point B for free.The history of slugging in our area goes back to before the current lines formed for free rides. The term originated when bus drivers would discover that instead of a token a rider had dropped in a slug (fake coin) and managed a free bus ride. It has been going on in Northern Virginia for at least 40 years and I know my dad often caught a ride from his … (14 comments)
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woodbridge commuting: Get Your Ticket to Ride-Express VRE Service Coming to Prince William County - 05/03/10 08:23 AM
The Virginia Rail Express (VRE) is introducing express train service starting in July 2010.
Luckily riders who use the Woodbridge Station will be able to take advantage of this new service. Originally the express train was going to bypass the Woodbridge station located at the entrance to Belmont Bay but after deliberation and political wrangling the station was included in the plans.
Anyone who has been driving along Route 1 has watched the new “Kiss and Ride” and pedestrian overpass being built over the last few months. The grading and paving for the pull off is now being completed and the … (0 comments)
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