<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Fairfax</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><description>Fairfax</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA['Easy Pay' Was Anything But Easy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12995-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12995-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br>I have spent the last three weeks attempting to pay a parking ticket in Fairfax County.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Satisfied Drivers Revel in the Long Run]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60310-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60310-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In the March 6 column, Dr. Gridlock asked original owners of high-mileage vehicles to  weigh in on what their odometer reads and how they have kept the vehicle running so long.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Latest on Major Road Projects]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41072-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41072-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Dr. Gridlock asked for an updated list of the major road projects in Northern Virginia so you'll know the nature of the projects and when they'll be finished. The list was compiled with the assistance of Virginia Department of Transportation spokespeople Joan Morris and Ryan Hall, and Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project spokesman John Undeland.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riding Alone, and Legally, to Dulles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20463-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20463-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br> Please resolve a question that causes much argument in this house. Can a solo driver departing on a flight from Reagan National or Dulles International airport use the Dulles Access Road and Interstate 66 during periods of HOV-2 restrictions?]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toll Road Rate Increase Raises Commuter's Hackles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1525-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1525-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br> I just heard about the increase in tolls, effective May 22, for the Dulles Toll Road. Again, Northern Virginia residents are being levied.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOV Lane Crush Should Not Be Blamed on Hybrids]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47187-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47187-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In the Feb. 3 column, I asked for your counts and opinions of hybrid vehicles in the HOV-3 lanes. The Virginia Department of Transportation is concerned that a growing number of hybrid vehicles (gasoline plus electric) are a significant cause of congestion in the HOV-3 lanes. VDOT's surveys indicate that 18 percent of all traffic now in the express lanes is hybrid traffic.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Drivers Don't Become Good Drivers by Accident]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29146-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29146-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Here we go again with more of your opinions on training teenagers to drive: the dangers, the right age and more helpful reference works. You folks make many good points.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Vienna Development a Boon or Bane for Commuters?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11231-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11231-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  <br>   Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br>In December, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an outrageously dense development of two mid-rise office buildings, some shops and about 2,250 apartments, condominiums and townhouses at the Vienna Metro station. The new...]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backing Up a Bit On Free Parking For Federal Workers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57393-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57393-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In my Dec. 26 column, reader Paul Guinnessy of Silver Spring offered a proposal for reducing traffic in downtown Washington: Eliminate free parking for federal government employees. A parking charge of about $10 a day would encourage some drivers to take public transit, he reasoned.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers Weigh In on Driver Training for Teens]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38299-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38299-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br>  I would have loved to have found a longer and more comprehensive professional driver training course for my daughter, but I couldn't.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debating High-Density Housing Near Vienna Station]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21365-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21365-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br> Recent items in your column expressing hostility to residential development puzzle me, especially with respect to the relatively high-density development proposed south of the Vienna Metro station. Opponents, and you, have raised concerns about...]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A List of Lessons Aimed at Saving Young Lives]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3683-2005Jan12.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3683-2005Jan12.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  With a number of teenage drivers dying in vehicle crashes on our roads because of speeding, drinking or driver inexperience, here are more opinions and suggestions on how best to train our youth.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Teenage Drivers, Many Questions of Responsibility]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50242-2005Jan5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50242-2005Jan5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It's clear that what is on most readers' minds this new year is teenager deaths on the road, better driver's education and what role parents should play in driver's education.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Gridlock Away]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35414-2004Dec29.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35414-2004Dec29.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[;  Dr. Gridlock is away. His column will resume when he returns.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take Action to Reduce Teenage Driving Deaths]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47547-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47547-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  On Nov. 14, Dr. Gridlock carried a letter from Arturo E. Betancourt of Silver Spring, whose 16-year-old daughter was killed when a vehicle operated by another 16-year-old went out of control on a two-lane road.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[County Police Watchful for Reckless Sport Bike Drivers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23151-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23151-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br> In response to your request for additional information concerning sport motorcycles and reckless driving, I can offer the following recent examples of Fairfax County Police Department enforcement efforts.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Road Projects Are Moving Right Along]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48158-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48158-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Here are some of the latest construction projects (and their estimated completion dates) underway in Fairfax County, as provided by the Virginia Department of Transportation.]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speeding Motorcyclists a Challenge for Police]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29739-2004Oct13.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29739-2004Oct13.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br> In response to "Hog-Wild Riders" [Dr. Gridlock, Sept. 23], I can offer this perspective from law enforcement.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vienna High-Rise Plan Elevates Congestion Concerns]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11939-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11939-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br>I carpool on Interstate 66 to get to the Orange Line. The prospect of high-rises at the Vienna Metro, just two exits west of the Beltway, can only lead to worse traffic on I-66, worse traffic on the Beltway and the continued degradation of the...]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vienna Proposal:  Smart Growth or  The Final Straw?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59732-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59732-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/drgridlock/fairfax</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 8:40:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br> Regarding the response to the proposed development of eight residential towers around the Vienna Metro station, I wondered: What do the readers expect to happen if the development is denied?]]></description><author> Ron Shaffer</author></item></channel></rss>