TRANSPORTATION 2020 IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUTS FOCUS ON URBAN TRANSPORTATION

The District of Columbia hosted a Transportation 2020 forum on the future road, bridge and other transportation needs. More than twenty witnesses commented on topics which included taxi service, bicycle safety, traffic congestion, parking availability, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, carpooling, and the physical condition of the city's streets and bridges. The panel consisted of local and regional transportation experts as well as representatives of such national organizations as the Highway Users Federation; the Transportation Research Board, and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The results were also released of a survey to determine attitudes of transportation professionals in the Washington Metropolitan area about the city, and the region's transportation network and transit services. Transportation concerns in the District of Columbia were identified, and the most severe problems were ranked. Problems facing the suburban jurisdictions surrounding the district were also ranked.