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| | VIRGINIA BELTWAY LIGHT RAIL WHITE PAPER |
 | | The purpose of this White Paper is to illustrate a light rail solution to traffic congestion, air pollution, and safety problems on two segments of the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Virginia: Tysons Corner to Springfield and Tysons Corner to the Cabin John Bridge. |
 | | On the other hand, on the Beltway, when it matters most in peak hours, the transit modal split is estimated at 114 % of the existing (year 2000) highway lane capacity with free flow calculated as follows: 2,634 divided by 2,000 x 1.15. |
 | | Consultant studies have shown that a light rail line is needed on the Beltway or parallel to the Beltway from Branch Avenue in Prince Georges County to Temple Hills, Oxon Hill, and Alexandria, and from Silver Spring through Bethesda to Tysons Corner and Fairview Park at the Beltway and Route 50. |
| www.smartergrowth.org /BeltwayWhitePaper4.htm (7240 words) |
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