As I’ve said before, the Silver Line is a losing proposition for NOVA. Now, some guy has actually put together some legitimate facts to back up my wild assertions.
In an opinion piece reported in the Fairfax Times, Robert Jackson of McLean asserts that the Silver Line really won’t solve anything. Instead, it will only spur development around the Tysons area, which will in turn add to the congestion along our roads.
Which leads me to the conclusion that this really isn’t about transportation at all.
Nope, at the end of the day it all comes down to one thing. Money! Watch as your Board of Supervisors Bow Down before the Almighty Dollar! More development means more people, and more people mean more TAXES!
That, in a nut shell has always been the problem of Fairfax County. Over development in the pursuit of taxes, and traffic!
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