Reminder, Last Day to submit the FAMPO Transportation Survey is Sunday January 29 at midnight.
 
The picture is the design of I-95 once the construction is complete. Notice that the SIX Northbound lanes are going to merge into THREE Northbound lanes when the HOT lanes are Southbound creation an I-95 NB bottleneck North of Route 17. We need the Inner Connector, so local traffic can move beyond the bottleneck.

The Stafford County Transportation Survey that was done last month had overwhelming support for a new River Crossing at Celebrate Parkway. More comments supported the river crossing than any other project. 
 
The FAMPO East to West Mobility survey is our chance to tell elected officials in Fredericksburg, Stafford and Spotsylvania that we want a new river crossing with a regional plan that will create shorter alternate routes to reduce gridlock. (The Inner Connector!!!)

Connecting the Population Centers to the Destination, Recreation, Medical and Work Centers with the shortest possible Routes is Smart Planning. It will provide a high time saving factor. If the average Driver can save 2 miles of driving for 25,000 cars per day it will massively reduce driving and Air Pollution in our Region by 50,000 miles per day, while reducing congestion on our existing Roads. The new road and Trail project would qualify for Federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funding.

Linking the Transportation and Trail grid system together with 5 Existing Roads to form a City Grid System with many Alternate Routes is Needed for our Region. Traffic will naturally flow to Alternate Routes to avoid the most congested areas of Route 3, Route 17, Route 630, Route 1 and many existing roads.

Maximizing the Use of over $100 M of Underutilized Infrastructure gives us more Bang for the Buck to get us out of Gridlock. Improving Fire and Rescue and Transport Times in Many parts of Stafford to avoid the Falmouth Intersection can't be overstated.

Building the New Bridge to provide an Alternate Route before the Falmouth Bridge Reconstruction is a must. Ambulances use the Falmouth bridge on a Daily Basis. We have to mitigate the impact of the Falmouth Bridge reconstruction, before Construction Starts.

Building a Road with a Trail Network that can be Utilized as the East Coast Greenway Trail will promote Tourism and Economic development. The Trail keeps up with the future Demand of Electric Bikes, Scooters and Wheel Chairs, which will also reduce traffic.

Building the road and trail network in conjunction with the FRED Bus service, so as they compliment and enhance each other Checks off two FAMPO Goals # 5: Plan for and establish a multi-modal transportation system that supports the economic vitality of the region.

Goal 6: Provide multi-modal transportation options that enhance the quality of life and improve mobility for vulnerable groups such as, minority, low-income, seniors, and limited mobility groups.

The Connector should include bus stop lanes next to the trail and bike racks.
 
 
Please click the survey link below. The Deadline is January 29th.
Make sure you state " I support the Inner Connector and Trail Network!!!"
 
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=xcnHOK1xj0K0Bs3mgHcp1wkeSIycZyBJsvFSB4A_AAxUMjNIQVo1NlJWWU00U1RRUlFQRjlHNklEUi4u 

Thanks for your Support!!!
Joe Brito
jsbrito@aol.com