{"id":2127,"date":"2007-05-31T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/05\/beltway-blues-probably-the-first-of-several-volumes.html"},"modified":"2007-05-31T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-31T16:48:00","slug":"beltway-blues-probably-the-first-of-several-volumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/05\/beltway-blues-probably-the-first-of-several-volumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Beltway blues (probably the first of several volumes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 28 years of living in Northern Virginia I recently started traveling the Capital Beltway on a daily basis. I was pleased I got by so long without having to commute on &#8220;Washington&#8217;s main street.&#8221;<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/beltway\/495.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/beltway\/495.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I approached the ramp for I-495 north (Beltway Inner Loop) on VA 236 west (Little River Tpk.) I noticed a line of cars waiting to get on the ramp. I was kind of annoyed, because I got on the road earlier than normal, yet still had a backup. Merging onto the Beltway, the traffic was crawling. At about the same time I approached Gallows Road, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">WTOP&#8217;s<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtop.com\/?nid=77&#038;sid=598738\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Lisa Baden<\/span><\/a> noted that traffic was slow because drivers were reading a variable message sign about today being an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtop.com\/?nid=25&#038;sid=1154501\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ozone Action Day<\/span><\/a> or whatever it is called. Yes, drivers were slowing down, thus creating congestion and causing more pollution because of a sign suggesting they use mass transit or carpool because of ozone levels. <\/p>\n<p>How many Beltway drivers do you exited and took transit?<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 28 years of living in Northern Virginia I recently started traveling the Capital Beltway on a daily basis. 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