Archive for May, 2008

Special HOV Lanes Exception for “Clean Fuel” Vehicles

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Community Projects, Loudoun County, No. VA Transportation | No Comments »

The Virginia General Assembly has approved that, beginning July 1, 2008, vehicles displaying clean fuel license plates with a white background, registered before July 1, 2006 may travel on any ... Read more..

Loudoun County and Government Closely Watch Fuel Prices

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Community Projects, Loudoun County, Market Conditions, No. VA Transportation | No Comments »

Loudoun County Public Schools are feeling the pinch from escalating fuel costs. The county has 740 school busses which run on diesel fuel. The escalating price of ... Read more..

Plans for Widening the Capital Beltway Underway

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Community Projects, No. VA Transportation | No Comments »

Plans for widening the Capital Beltway calls for adding two additional outside lanes in each direction, and then dedicating the two inside lanes as "High Occupancy Toll" Lanes, or HOT ... Read more..

Different Market, Different Quality of Home Construction

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Real Estate, foreclosures | No Comments »

The quality of homes built during the real estate market boom and the homes prior to the homes built during a more normal market can be completely different.  Some builders ... Read more..

Dulles Metro Rail Gets Approval

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Community Projects, Loudoun County | No Comments »

The Federal Transit Administration has approved the final design phase of the long-sought extension of Metro to Dulles International Airport, but the FTA won't commit any federal funds for actual ... Read more..