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Why Commuting To Work Works In Prince William County

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 ... more

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