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ALTERNATIVES
Below are the proposed Action Alternatives and Management Alternatives that were retained for detailed study in the DEIS. For each action alternative, there is a brief overview description, alternative mapping, and a traffic animation if applicable. For more detailed traffic information for all of the alternatives, check out the Traffic Information Section under Project Documents. There is a description for each Management alternatives as well. For more info on management alternatives, click the link provided below to the Management Alternatives Report.
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Action Alternatives
| Alternative 2: Construct Separated Bicycle/Pedestrian Crossing on Potomac and Add a Grade-Separated Bicycle Crossing of GWMP |
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Alternative Mapping |
| Alternative 3: Create Integrated (DC-VA-NPS) Bike System, Including Signing for Commuters and Other Destination Bikes |
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Management Alternatives
For more details on Management Alternatives, click here
MA # 1: Expand, Formalize and Increase Incentives for Telecommuting
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Provide information and technical assistance to employers and employees
Increase regional participation in telecommuting programs by 20 percent |
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MA #2: Increase Participation in Flexible Work Hours Programs
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Provide outreach, education, and training
Help establish a formal, flexible/ staggered/ compressed work hour program
Provide legal and technical assistance |
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| MA #3: Implement Parking Mgmt. Strategies/Increase Parking Prices and/or Decrease Supply |
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Limit parking spaces
Increase the parking
Eliminate free parking for employees
Provide financial incentives for using alternative modes
Provide preferential parking for carpools
Provide economic incentives for using alternative modes
Provide ample parking near transit centers
Focus on state government employers & large private employers to implement parking management strategies |
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| MA #4: Integrated Incident Mgmt System (up to 16% reduction in total system delay) |
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Timely detection, response, and removal of traffic incidents from roadways to improve safety of motorists, crash victims, and incident responders
Provide timely and accurate information to motorists using commercial radio broadcast, HAR, VMS, in vehicle route guidance systems, internet, and phone services
Develop a system of coordination between agencies and jurisdictions
Assign an incident response team on each side of the bridge
Assign a person to be in charge of coordinating all response teams to the site |
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MA #5: Strengthen Coordination and Management in the Corridor
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A Corridor Manager could be a new or existing authority or agency(s) responsible for:
Management of transportation operations
Response to traffic incidents
Dissemination of real-time traveler information to partnering agencies and the public
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MA #6: Provide Real Time Travel Information
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Expand and standardize modes and types of information available to travelers
Establish a system to disseminate real-time information across modes
Furnish adequate information to travelers so they can make informed decisions on routing, modal shifts, etc
Communicate traffic conditions to commuters via existing communication infrastructure such as radio, TV, navigation systems, internet, and VMS. |
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MA #7: Develop Driver Education Program Specific to Corridor
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Develop marketing program to encourage participation in drivers education
Organize one-day workshops and clinics at places of business within the Corridor
Market internet-based driver safety programs at places of business within the Corridor
Provide incentives for those attending workshops/clinics or participating over the internet
Provide information to tourists encouraging the use of alternative modes of transportation |
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| MA #8: Implement Signing Modification (Create World Class Corridor by Uniform look and Identity) |
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Establish a joint group comprised of qualified representatives from VDOT, DDOT, Arlington County, DoD, and NPS to evaluate the existing signing system along the I-395 Corridor
Complete a comprehensive database inventory of all overhead signs within the study area
Assess the existing signing by applying a compliance checklist of the signing system national standards |
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