| This comment is being submitted on behalf of: | This comment pertains to: | Name of Agency/Business/Organization | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Zip/Postal Code | Subject | File Upload |
| | | June B. and Edward S. | Lane | Loudoun County | Virginia | 00000 | Today's Vote on a New Potomac Bridge | No file uploaded. |
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Before the meeting today, I want to weigh in on the idea of a new Potomac Bridge. After having been active in local transportation issues for many years, my husband and I want to register our opposition to any further consideration of a bridge anywhere in Loudoun County. We have seen no actual scientific studies (as opposed to that commissioned by the group that wants the bridge based on either best practices in traffic management or the will of the people.
Once people understand the issues involved, they realize that a new bridge anywhere in Loudoun (or perhaps anywhere other than supporting the upgrading of the American Legion Bridge) will cause more problems than it solves. The financial cost would be ghastly. If the bridge is supported by tolls, it would cost so much that people would avoid it. If it is supported by taxes, that expenditure will drain money from other, more effective projects.
DROP THE BRIDGE FROM THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS!!! |
| A Business | Draft project submissions for the Visualize 2045 Constrained Element | Just Economics LLC | Rick | Rybeck | Washington | District of Columbia | 20009 | Visualize 20145 - Public Comment | Visualize_2045_Comment_(Just_Economics)_Jan_20182.pdf |
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See attached document |
| A Governmental Body | Draft project submissions for the Visualize 2045 Constrained Element | Virginia General Assembly Members | Scott | Surovell | Mt. Vernon | Virginia | 22121 | | MCOG_Public_Comment2.pdf |
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| A Governmental Body | Draft project submissions for the Visualize 2045 Constrained Element | Montgomery County Council | Tom | Hucker | Rockville | Maryland | 20850 | Letter on Visualize 2045 | NH_BRT_in_Visualize_2045_letter_of_support2.pdf |
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See attached. |
| A Non-profit Organization | Draft project submissions for the Visualize 2045 Constrained Element | Coalition for Smarter Growth and partners | Stewart | Schwartz | Washington | District of Columbia | 20002 | Comments on draft CLRP | 2018_01_13_Joint_letter_to_TPB_re_CLRP_-_Final2.pdf |
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See attached sign-on letter by 8 organizations |
| A Non-profit Organization | Draft project submissions for the Visualize 2045 Constrained Element | Prince William Conservation Alliance | Charlie | Grymes | Prince William County | Virginia | 00000 | comments on project submissions to be included in the Air Quality Conformity Analysis for the constrained element of Visualize 2045 | Charlie_Grymes2.pdf |
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See attached. |
| A Non-profit Organization | Other Regional Transportation Issue | Conservation Montgomery | Diane | Cameron | Kensington | Maryland | 20895 | Thank you for voting NO on Outer Beltway Bridge. | No file uploaded. |
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As a member of the Board of Conservation Montgomery, and as a member & former staffer of Audubon Naturalist Society, I'm writing to thank the Board for voting NO on the proposed Outer Beltway Bridge. And, thank you for voting YES on improved funding for transit and bus service in our region. |
| A Non-profit Organization | Draft project submissions for the Visualize 2045 Constrained Element | The Catoctin Coalition | Martha | Polkey | Leesburg | Virginia | 20176 | US 15 Widening from Battlefield Parkway to VA 661 | Route_15_widening_project_submission_form_WITH_RESPONSES2.pdf |
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The Catoctin Coalition strongly opposes the proposed project.
1. It circumvents an underway Loudoun County public process by local stakeholders for improvements to this road. The stakeholders group has not reached consensus. Requested analyses by stakeholders (of induced traffic, environmental and safety impacts) have not been conducted.
2. It does not in fact meet criteria to achieve
Goal 4: Maximize operational effectiveness and safety, or
Goal 5: Protect and enhance the environment,
as stated.
3. It is being forwarded before the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has voted to approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the designation of the road from a 2-lane local access rural arterial to a 4-lane median-divided controlled access rural arterial.
4. It circumvents an underway County process revising the comprehensive and transportation plans.
I have attached a document that addresses, point by point, concerns with this transportation project. |
| An Individual | Other Regional Transportation Issue | | Mitch | Greene | Silver Spring | Maryland | 20901 | Thank you. | No file uploaded. |
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Thank you for not advancing the Northern Potomac bridge crossing. While I firmly believe that more ways across the Potomac are necessary to improve traffic flow in the area, building a whole new bridge--in a sensitive area!--is not the answer. Perhaps I live in a fantasy world but I love stacked highways and bridges. They're complicated, but they use the (mostly!) unused vertical space. Thank you again for keeping our drinking water safe. |
| An Individual | Draft project submissions for the Visualize 2045 Constrained Element | | David | Pace | Woodbridge | Virginia | 22192-1011 | US 301 WIDENING PROJECT | No file uploaded. |
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The Project "US 301 WIDENING From the Governor Harry Nice Bridge to US 50/I-595" is a good start, but it is insufficient to siphon East Coast through traffic from I-95/The Beltway. Through traffic will still be dissuaded from bypassing the Beltway route because US 301 will still be slowed by stoplights and community reduced speed limits. What is needed is to make US 301 a limited access highway with no stoplights and with full highway speed limits throughout. Compared to the proposed widening, adding limited access interchanges would be relatively cheap and would be far more effective than merely widening. |