Traffic Links and Resources

American Automobile Association (AAA)
Foundation for Traffic Safety
news and tips for auto safety. The foundation also maintains a site for senior drivers, SeniorDrivers.org.

Arlington Coalition for Sensible Transportation
ACST's mission is "To ensure that no changes are made to I-66 unless such changes are part of a comprehensive regional transportation plan and are made with community consensus."

Beat the Beltway Blues Bus Service
A special bus service alternative during the reconstruction of the Capital Beltway, provided by Maryland's Mass Transit Administration (MTA) has been combined with MTA's Commuter Bus Service Route 921/922. Express service via U.S. 50 and I-495 to:

• Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• West Street
• Harry S. Truman Park & Ride
• Davidsonville
• New Carrollton Metrorail Station
• Glenarden
• Silver Spring
• National Institutes of Health
• Bethesda

Coalition for Smarter Growth
"The Coalition for Smarter Growth is made up of over 40 organizations working to fight sprawl and promote livable communities and transportation choices in the Washington DC region." Site includes news and lists actions you can take to promote smarter growth.

Congestion and Traffic
The Federal Highway Administration traffic congestion information site. Includes facts, figures, and links to information on — What is traffic congestion?; Is congestion the same everywhere?; What's being done in my state related to traffic congestion?; What are some of the ways to mitigate congestion?; and Where can I go for more help?

Driver Distraction Internet Forum Report
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – "From wireless phones to navigation systems to e-mail and more, drivers are being offered a multitude of options that may provide many benefits. But do these benefits come at a cost to safety and if so, what can be done to minimize the problem? The NHTSA gathered information that will help the agency as well as local governments, industry, and consumers to understand the issues as well as identify possible solutions."

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) "Focus on Congestion"
Includes the "Congestion Mitigation Toolbox," a resource that contains information on the various methods for mitigating the effects of recurring and non-recurring congestion on U.S. roadways.

Live Camera Shots
Montgomery County, MD Department of Public Works and Transportation Web site interface to the County's ATMS VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM that allows users to view traffic monitoring cameras.

Marylanders for a Second Crossing
a group formed by Montgomery County citizens unhappy with traffic congestion on the American Legion Bridge. The group brings together citizens and businesses who point to studies and surveys showing the amount of time and business lost because of traffic congestion on 270 and the outer loop of the beltway headed into Virginia every morning.

MixingBowl.com
An unofficial site providing construction updates and traffic reports for the Mixing Bowl (Springfield Interchange), Wilson Bridge and other Northern Virginia projects.

NoVA SPRAWL E-News
A weekly email newsletter about sprawl and traffic congestion. To add your name to the mailing list, send an email to Jim Wamsley at jwams@erols.com.

The Partnership for Safe Driving
"Changing attitudes toward dangerous driving through national media campaigns."

Road to Ruin
A report by Friends of the Earth and Taxpayers for Common Sense, details the worst proposed roads in America, and includes contributions from numerous national, regional and local organizations. This year's report will be released this fall, and highlights 25 of the worst road projects across the United States. By drawing parallels between individual road fights across the country, the report sends the message that something is fundamentally wrong with U.S. transportation policy. Some of the projects are new proposals, while some, like Indiana's I-69 proposal, have been around for years.

Smart Tag
An electronic toll collection system that lets you pre-pay tolls on the Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Greenway.

SmarTraveler
Provides up-to-the-minute traffic conditions on area roads and transit systems in the Washington, DC area, including congestion delays, expected travel times and construction and incident information.

Springfieldinterchange.com
The Virginia Department of Transportation's official Springfield Interchange construction project web site. Featuring daily updates on lane closures.

Traffax of Delmarva
Provides prime time traffic reports 5 days a week winter, spring and fall and 7 day prime time reports memorial day to labor day.

TrafficLand.com
Provides up-to-the minute traffic images from the Virginia Department of Transportation's network of traffic cameras in Northern Virginia.

The Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"An independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. We provide a variety of resources available free at this Web site to help improve transportation planning and policy analysis." Included in the resources on this site is an online Transportation Demand Management Encyclopedia.

VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation)
The Virginia Department of Transportation Web site is a great source for travelers, contractors, citizens, transportation planners or jobseekers. Whether you want to know what's happening on the road, where a road leads or how a road gets built, you can find out here.

WTOP News Traffic Page
Live traffic reports, traffic cameras, and commuter links.

XM Instant Traffic and Weather - Washington, DC
Find out how to get instant traffic and weather reports for the DC area with XM Radio