[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Belvoir (VA) commute analysis

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Analysis of Fort Belvoir Jobs Shift Paints Clearer Commuting Picture

By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post
June 12, 2006

The planned relocation of 22,000 jobs to Fort Belvoir in southern 
Fairfax County will reshape the region's traffic patterns and also 
probably result in fewer Maryland families moving closer to the post 
than first thought, according to preliminary estimates.

Since the announcement last year of a mass relocation from Washington 
area installations to Fort Belvoir as part of the federal base 
realignment and closure process, Army and Fairfax officials have been 
trying to understand what impact the move would have on the area 
surrounding Fairfax's largest employer. Now a clearer picture is emerging.

Contrary to initial assumptions, most of the relocated employees will 
not need to move closer to the post because data show many already live 
within a manageable driving distance to Fort Belvoir. A third will come 
from south of the post along Interstate 95 or Route 1; the rest will 
load onto major highways such as the Capital Beltway, Interstate 395 and 
the Fairfax County Parkway.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/11/AR2006061100895.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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