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Why Commuting To Work Works In Prince William County

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As you can see by the map at the right Prince William County is not the closest community to the Pentagon and Washington, DC. When people relocate to Northern Virginia there are four items most of them consider when they make a decision as to where they will live. They are commuting, schools, shopping and recreation.

When you live somewhere as congested as the National Capital Area commuting is measured in time, not miles. Commuting will be the focal point of this post.

Since the majority of the major work centers are north of Prince William County commuters are faced with travel along the I-95 and I-66 corridors.

County planners faced this challenge as well as the fact that the county had a 43% increase in population according to the 2010 census. That amount of growth can place a tremendous strain on a county's ability to facilitate commuting for its' citizens.

Commuting north required decisions at the state, regional and county level. In the past decade major steps forward were taken.

  • COMMUTER RAIL to Alexandria, Crystal City and Washington became reality on both sides of the county when Virginia Railway Express began service.

  • COMMUTER BUS service under the auspices of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission provides service to the Pentagon, Washington, DC and Tysons Corner as well as several types of intra-county service

  • GETTING TO THE TRAIN AND BUS Being a REALTOR® I am one of those people who is among the first group to recognize a problem. In my opinion the County Board of Supervisors took a forward looking approach in 2006 when they created the Transportation Department. Since its' inception it has completed 86.43 miles of new and/or improved roads.

    If you make it easy for people to travel to and from Prince William County they will want to come home to Prince William County

     



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Comments (21)

Melissa Zavala
Broadpoint Properties - Escondido, CA
Broker, Escondido Real Estate, San Diego County

Looks pretty good and I like your map. But, I'd be staying home on a snow day!

Feb 26, 2011 01:52 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Karen I know traffic can be horrendous for the morning and afternnoon commutes, but there are so many different routes one can take or like you said commuting is easier all way around. Great post and suggested.

Feb 26, 2011 02:12 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Gerry  Necessity breeds innovation and solutions

Feb 26, 2011 02:39 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Melissa   We have a lot of teleworking when the weather is really bad

Feb 26, 2011 02:40 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Rebecca  As an escapee from The Commonwealth you certainly know.  Thank you for suggesting - we put a lot of work into this post

Feb 26, 2011 02:42 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Karen, I think this is such a great service to your readers!  Having just returned from the LA area and those over congested freeways I would not buy a house in an urban area without considering options to commute other than a freeway!  Your readers have to love your attention to detail, Karen!

Feb 26, 2011 02:49 AM
Steve Scheer
Realty Oasis - Metro Brokers - Highlands Ranch, CO
Highlands Ranch Real Estate - Denver Real Estate

Great info for your commuters Karen.  Daily travel plans & times are so important to our relocation clients as it effects their quality of life.

Feb 26, 2011 03:06 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Bruce  Having been commuters ourselves and presently driving all over Northern Virginia we have respect for the services available to Prince William County commuters

Feb 26, 2011 03:07 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Steve  Those of us who live and work in "metro" areas have to have an awareness of the challenges

Feb 26, 2011 03:17 AM
Gail C. Harris
Resource Network, LLC SFR, AHWD, ACRE, SMAR Board Director - Chesapeake Beach, MD
Reach the BEACH with Gail C. Harris (cell: 703.868

Nice post Karen.  When I was the Recycling Program Manager for PWC I would commute to DC on the train from Manassas.  PWC has so many options available to commuters.  Thanks for sharing. :) Gail

Feb 26, 2011 04:06 AM
Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate
M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Karen, I like reading this point, as my brother in law used to live near DC. But, funny, this is something in our area, that we don't have to worry about, as we are not around big cities.

Feb 26, 2011 04:14 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Gail  You certainly appreciate the excellent commuter options available in Prince William County

Feb 26, 2011 04:19 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Sandy  Not being around big cities would please me, but I enjoy the National Capital Area as well

Feb 26, 2011 04:22 AM
Craig Daniels
Tech Training for You! - Staten Island, NY
Technology Instructor/Project Consultant

Karen - nice video work - very informative for somebody considering the area and what it would be like for commuting. Video tells a vivid story unlike words alone can do. nice work! :)

Feb 27, 2011 10:17 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Craig  Wow - I didn't know I did that well - thank you

Feb 27, 2011 11:25 AM
Steve and Jan Bachman
RE/MAX Gateway, Reston, Herndon, Ashburn, Sterling, Fairfax - Herndon, VA
Realtors - Northern Virginia

Great job on the voice over and editing Karen!!! I am still reading the tutorial on voice over but I am getting better at trimming and combining stills and vido clips. No rest from forward thinkin is there?

Feb 28, 2011 08:50 AM
Lee & Pamela St. Peter
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSU Realty: (919) 645-2522 - Raleigh, NC
Making Connections to Success in Real Estate

Karen what a great idea to do a Vblog on!  Traveling around your area!! Now what new client wouldn't want to know what the traffic was going to be like in their new community!?! 

VBloggers!

Feb 28, 2011 09:18 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Steve  In my case Arthur is taking the lead

Feb 28, 2011 11:28 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Pam  Thank you for the feature

Feb 28, 2011 11:29 AM
Diana White-Pettis
Bennett Realty Solutions - Upper Marlboro, MD
GRI, CDPE, CNE, WHC Upper Marlboro Homes for Sale

Karen,

My niece takes the commuter bus from Prince William County to the District of Columbia and she loves not having to drive.  This is such a great service and much appreciated!! Thanks for shariing.  Love the video.  Excellent job!

 

May 30, 2014 01:25 PM