The Northern Neck Rideshare Program

RIDESHARE NEWS

03/26/2008 - Who is Ready for $4-per-gallon Gas?
03/17/2008 - Regional Transportation Survey Results Now Available
01/29/2008 - DRPT Releases Report on Short-Term Passenger Rail Improvements
01/22/2008 - Construction to Begin on I-81 Rail Corridor Improvements

January 2008

It's Not All About Efficiency

In the "Roanoke Times," Jeremy Holmes---the Program Director of RIDE Solutions at the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission---writes about the importance of reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). "Real energy independence," he concludes, "will come not just with more efficient vehicles, but a more efficient transportation system through reduced VMT." Read More >

Fun With Carpools

The average American driver spends 80 minutes a day in front of the wheel. If only one passenger were added to each circulating car, 32 million gallons of gas---a day!---would be saved. These were some of the numbers offered by a "Today Goes Green" segment of MSNBC's Today Show, whose members tried carpooling to work one day to see how it worked. Watch It >

December 2007

Metrochek Changes

Washington Metro (WMATA) has announced new changes to the Metrochek Program and how benefits will be paid in 2008. For details, visit Metro's Smart Benefits page.

November 2007

Montross Comprehensive Plan

The Northern Neck Rideshare Program contributed in the development of the "Transportation Element" section of the 2007 Montross Comprehensive Plan, adopted by the Town of Montross at the end of November, 2007. You can view or download the Transportation Element of the plan here (PDF, 364KB).

October 2007

Northern Neck Commerce Suffers During Bridge Repair

After the collapse of a bridge in Minnesota earlier this year, and the subsequent inspection of similar bridges across the United States, one such structure---connecting White Stone with Topping, across the Rappahannock River---was closed to heavy traffic for repairs: the Norris Bridge. Many delivery trucks have seen their trips extended by as much as two hours.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has banned traffic to all vehicles above 3 tons on the bridge, forcing most commercial traffic to follow an 85-mile detour via Warsaw on Route 3, Tappahannock on Highway 360 and U.S. 17 in the Middle Peninsula.

Repairs were expected to take about a month and involved the replacement of one of 168 pins connecting the bridge's trusses.

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