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By: Bubby

Bubby — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:15:24 +0000

A mini-Hburg bypass is currently in the late stage of pre-construct. You can see the footprint hereIt includes the mysterious proffer-funding concept. The Harrisonburg bypass was VDOT crack – they couldn’t afford it. In fact, VDOT recently announced that the mini-bypass is in jeopardy due to lack of funds for construction. The inability of our House of Delegates to fund transportation means that the maintenance budget is eating up all road funds. This makes it very important not to FUBAR anymore roads and intersections – there is no state money to fix them. I’m sure the City and County would tell you the same.

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By: JGFitzgerald

JGFitzgerald — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:34:05 +0000

H’burg wanted a bypass, and the county agreed. A citizens’ group opposed it, using techniques that would have embarrassed TAGS, and the county waffled. It won’t be built in our lifetimes.

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By: Barnabas

Barnabas — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:41:30 +0000

I hated the traffic in Harrisonburg. Nothing like getting really pissed on your way to and from everywhere you go. Then I moved to Staunton. Did you know they have a bypass and two interstates? The traffic here is much better, but there is no Thai food. :(
But the new Marias is like an Olive Garden only not crappy like Olive Garden.

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By: David Miller

David Miller — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:01:30 +0000

I’ve said it before and I’ll do so again, put a raised four lane highway above the city both north south and east west. Limit on and off ramps to 2 per mile. Otherwise we will always have traffic problems because everyone (including myself) is to lazy to walk or ride our bikes. Thats our culture. Strip malls, Suburbans and suburbia!

On a side rant, during my limited residency in Norfolk I thought that the traffic was terrible. It took me forty minutes to get to work (15 miles) and about 20 minutes to get downtown (about 2 miles). I thought this was terrible until I got back home to Harrisonburg. I took some movies back to Blockbuster the other day and it took me 25 minutes to get from Burger King (downtown 33) to Blockbuster (easttown 33). Norfolk’s population is 229,112

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By: Bubby

Bubby — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:42:42 +0000

David…Or Linda Lane and Rt. 33 (lights 50 feet apart) and a merging interstate traffic.

But the worst traffic planning has to be the shopping center off of Burgess Road. It’s like a roach trap, you can get in, but good luck getting out. (and when you are on either Reservoir, or inching your way back to Rt.33). There is a pattern of permitting development in the City with inadequate traffic planning.

But not to neglect the County; the BoS is on track to have a traffic light every 400 yards on Rt. 33 from the edge of Harrisonburg to the other side of Penn Laird.

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By: David Miller

David Miller — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:49:07 +0000

“This area is laughed at when asking for money by the others in the GA. Remember, their areas come first. Matt is probably dead next to last in seniority”

Myron, I’m sure that Lohr is laughed at because of his constant waste of time legislation proposals. Our area shouldn’t be blamed (and punished through low funding) for his inept approach to vote bartering. Unfortunately it does mean that no one takes him seriously on issues that really do matter (like real issues of transportation, not made up bs used to inflame his constituents).

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By: David Miller

David Miller — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:44:59 +0000

Just to voice a gripe of mine (just in case anyone cares). I hate the vine / market intersection by the sheetz. When that damn gas station went in they re-wrote the priority for 33 traffic to include their customers. what amazes me is that persons leaving sheetz get as much green time as traffic on 33! There I said it, and I feel better.

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By: JGFitzgerald

JGFitzgerald — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:16:51 +0000

“The City has that power.” Would that it were so. Developers, delegates and city officials blackmailing and threatening won’t do a thing toward solving the problem. Money will.

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By: republitarian

republitarian — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:26:26 +0000

This area is laughed at when asking for money by the others in the GA. Remember, their areas come first. Matt is probably dead next to last in seniority

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