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Vanpooling, Carpooling and Slugging

Vanpooling

Vanpool for just $50 a month.  If you travel at least 15 miles to work in Tysons Corner or you travel and work along the I-495 Capital Beltway from Springfield to just north of the Dulles Toll Road, you may be eligible to pay just $50 per month to start or join a new vanpool.  Contact Felicia Woodruff or call her at 703-586-0618.


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Carpooling

Commuter Connections 1-800-745-RIDE
Commuter Connections is a network of transportation/commuter assistance organizations serving the Washington D.C. region. Commuter Connections provides free carpool and vanpool ridematching and commute options information.
Local Commuter Connections network members in Virginia are:

NuRide
Get paid to carpool. NuRide is an online ridesharing community where you can find friends, neighbors and coworkers going your way, share a ride whenever you like, and earn rewards from national and local retailers.

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Slugging

Slug-Lines
Slugging, also known as "instant carpooling" or "casual carpooling" is a unique form of commuting. It involves drivers stopping to pick up passengers (called "slugs") on their way into the D.C., Arlington, Pentagon or other destinations.

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Photo Gallery

  • At I-66, new 495 Express Lane and regular travel lane links will improve travel through this area, Jan. 30, 2012.
  • Looking south from the Braddock Road interchange, new 495 Express Lanes are being constructed in the median, Jan. 30, 2012.
  • Looking north at the Braddock Road link with the 495 Express Lanes, only northbound motorists will be able to access the new toll lanes here, Jan. 30, 2012
  • At the Dulles Toll Road, there are over 70 new or rebuilt overpasses that link to the beltway and 495 Express Lanes, Jan. 30, 2012.
  • A new ramp will link the Dulles Toll Road to the 495 Express Lanes, Jan. 30, 2012.

  • This ramp at the Dulles Toll Road will link to the future 495 Express Lanes, Jan. 30, 2012
  • This ramp will connect Jones Branch Road to the 495 Express Lanes in Tysons Corner, Jan. 30, 2012.
  • At the Dulles Toll Road interchange, new ramps will link to the 495 Express Lanes, Jan. 30, 2012.
  • Looking north from the Westpark Drive ramp, drivers will be able to access the future 495 Express Lanes at this point in Tysons Corner, Jan. 30, 2012.
  • When completed in late 2012, the 495 Express Lanes' toll will be posted on variable message signs, Jan. 30, 2012.

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Last Updated: 02/03/2012 01:34 PM

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