WASHINGTON — You think the D.C. area has a lot of traffic now? It could get better in the next 25 years.
Maybe.
“It’s gonna be about as bad as you see today, and maybe somewhat worse,” says David Snyder, a member of the Metropolitan Council of Governments’ Transportation Board.
He spoke about an update to long-range planning and new analysis to the region’s proposed projects. The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board discussed the changes in its September meeting.
By 2040, the population of the WTOP listening area will increase by 25 percent to roughly 7 million residents. There will be an additional 4.3 million jobs that will require commutes.
Some of D.C.’s new projects on the table include the Union Station to Georgetown Streetcar Line, the M Street SE/SW Streetcar Line, and the Benning Road Streetcar Spur.
Kanti Srikanth, director of transportation planning for MWCOG, isn’t so negative about the future.
“I truly believe, for the next 25 years, things are going to look much better,” he says.
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WTOP’s Ari Ashe contributed to this report.
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