Quote of the Day

[telerib]

"Highway congestion has grown so severe that virtually all of the Washington region's main commuter routes are chronically clogged and unable to move motorists efficiently, according to a regional study released yesterday."

- WaPo staff writer Steven Ginsberg covering a report that surprised local officials, none of whom apparently drive.

Comments

[edg.livejournal.com]

Now, were they surprised at the congestion, or were they surprised that people were able to drive on the roads at all, since I-495 and the BW Parkway were rezoned as parking lots years ago?

[cmccurry.livejournal.com]

You're out of touch with the news. They've rezoned them again as residential areas.

Telecommuting would greatly reduce traffic

[(Anonymous)]

When are companies and the government going to take Telecommuting seriously. With most work being done online now, when are we going to wake up as a society and leverage our technology for what it can provide, that is the ability to work anywhere. If companies let their employees work from home at least two days a week, I think we would see dramatic improvements.

[edg.livejournal.com]

Well, that's what I get for living out of state.

[cow.livejournal.com]

Ha, I took that to mean Washington state and it still made sense to me.

(Including the part where our local officials would be surprised--and would be the only ones surprised.)