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Article: Northern Virginia Made Its Own Traffic Mess. . .
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- January 21, 2001
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When I talk about Northern Virginia's transportation gridlock, I'm
tempted to take the high road. After all, Northern Virginia is the
economic engine of the commonwealth, and its contributions to the
state treasury lessen the tax burden for all of us. And as publisher
of the state business magazine, it's my obligation to transcend
regional prejudice and be the voice of reason. Then I think about
Steve Case, and the low road beckons.
Earlier this year, the AOL chief and other tech execs met with
Gov. Jim Gilmore to vent their frustration with his no-new-taxes
response to their transportation dilemma. What would Gilmore do, Case
asked, if Northern Virginia seceded? He'd send in the National ...