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visory panel to hold meeting and public comment session on I-95/395 HOT/HOV lane proposals in Woodbridge - An advisory panel consisting of transportation experts and policy-makers will hold its third meeting in Woodbridge to review and evaluate two private-sector proposals to build high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on the I-95/395 corridor from the Northern Virginia to Fredericksburg regions. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., Sept. 21, in the Ferlazzo Auditorium of the Prince William County building, 15941 Donald Curtis Drive, Woodbridge, Va. [Read VDOT Flyer] and [Read Slugging Flyer] Fairfax County Slug Lines - There will be a series of meeting that could impact slugging. The meetings are: Land Use Committee on 9/12, 7:00 PM; a Planning Commission meeting on 9/15 8:15 PM; and Board of Supervisors meeting on 9/25. [Visit Message Board] Online
Chat being arranged with Flour Construction
could impact Pentagon Slug Lines The
new 19th & I St. has started!!! New
19th & I St. line to start August 1, 2005!!! "Tools for School" - A “Tools for School” program is being conducted this year from June 20 to August 15 that helps benefit students in our community. Last year close to 700 families received school supplies for their children. Please take a minute to read the attached flyer and we look forward to seeing you at our office, 13083 Chinn Park Drive, with a donation. Thanks to Corey A. Stewart, Supervisor of Occoquan Magisterial District for letting me know about this worthy cause. Voice your Comments to VDOT on the HOT lanes! - If you are concerned over the High Occupancy Lanes (HOT), then get involved and voice your concerns to VDOT via their comment page. Go to VDOT Site Or, send you comments to them directly at: HOTLanes@VDOT.Virginia.gov Also, there will be an Advisory Panel meeting on concerning the review of the I-95/395 HOT Lanes on July 26, 2005, Arlington County Board Meeting Room, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22201. Meeting begins at 7:00 pm. University of Maryland Seeks Interviews - Two educators from the University of Maryland are seeking to interview Slugs as part of a major research program on slugging. If you are interested, visit the message board for more details on how to participate. [Visit Message Board] Volunteers to Organize Gambrill - This lot is a great place to start another slug line. There have been a lot of questions on why there has not been a slug line started but it is simply because no one has volunteered to help get it organized. Any takers? We need slug lines started here! [Visit Message Board] Spamming of Message Board Emails - It was reported that some members of the message board may have received spam emails. Just for the record, Slug-Lines.com does NOT release any emails or names to third parties. In addition, the only broadcast emails are to newsletter members who subscribe to the newsletter. Gambrill Commuter Lot Opened -The Virginia Department of Transportation has opened a 223-space commuter lot on Gambrill Road in Springfield on May 12th. The lot is intended to provide more parking for commuters who want to avoid delays during the reconstruction of the Springfield Interchange.The lot, a half-mile from the I-95 carpool lanes in Springfield, also has bus shelters and a kiss-and-ride area. The county and Metro have launched bus service to the lot. We need slug lines started here! [Visit Message Board] Rosslyn Line to Fredericksburg - Rosslyn has re-established the slug line to Fredericksburg (Route 3 - Gordon Road). It forms on the service road next to the Route 610 slug line. Vote
on Horner Road Expansion 3 May 05 -
On Tuesday, 3 May, at 7:30 PM, in the Board
Chambers of the James
J. McCoart Administration Building, One County
Complex Court, Prince William, Virginia, the
Board of County Supervisors will vote on a formally proposed resolution favoring the conversion of the former PRTC Bus
Maintenance Facility, adjacent to the Horner Road Commuter
Parking Facility, into additional commuter parking. Horner Road Expansion Scuttled? - A proposal was made recently at the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors to prevent VDOT from selling the land adjacent to Horner Road and use it for approximately 800 more parking space. However, it appears as though the proposal was scuttled....why? [Go to Message Board] Stafford Route 630 to Start - An effort is being made to re-start the Route 630 slug line in Stafford. See the message board thread. [Go to Message Board]
Opposition
to HOT Lanes
from Residents -
Although two companies who want to build HOT lanes on I-95 tried to convince the approximately 75 residents at a town
hall meeting on March 14th, few if any were convinced. Corey
Stewart, who represents Occoquan District on Prince William
Board of Supervisors, called the session to get public
feedback on the proposal. SaveHOV.org - The Committee To Save HOV (SaveHOV.org) has it own website. Committee To Save HOV is committed to saving HOV lanes on the I-95 & 395 Corridor in Northern Virginia.
My Good Friday Story - Good Friday did not start so well for one Slug. [Read Story]
HOT
LANES Town Hall Meeting in Prince William County -
The
Committee To Save HOV (SaveHOV.org) is co-hosting a Town
Hall Meeting with Prince William County Supervisor Corey
Stewart (Occoquan) to discuss HOT Lanes. Route 234 Commuter Lot FUNDED - An email was sent to me stating that the 234 Commuter Lot was funded at $2M and the budget must got to the Governor for signature. [Go to Message Board] Occoquan District Supervisor Corey Stewart Writes to Oppose HOT Lanes - District Supervisor Corey Stewart writes a letter to the Washington Post opposing HOT Lanes for Northern Virginia. [View here] or [Washington Post] HOT LANES Town Hall Meeting in Prince William County - The Committee To Save HOV (SaveHOV.org) is co-hosting a Town Hall Meeting with Prince William County Supervisor Corey Stewart (Occoquan) to discuss HOT Lanes. When: Monday March 14th, Time: 7:00 PM Where: Woodbridge Senior High School - Auditorium. Update Route 234 Commuter Lot Legislation - The Virginia House of Delegates approved funding for the Rt 95/234 VDOT lot expansion and its survival is in the hands of the Conference Committee. There are a number of Senators "on the fence" so now it the time to contact them if you are for or against this legislation!! For more information on which Senators to contact: [Go to Message Board] Route 234 Commuter Lot Legislation - The VA House of Delegates approved funding for the Rt 95/234 VDOT lot expansion. The bill needs to navigate through the Senate to become law. Slugs, if parking is a problem at the 234 lot contact your Senator and let your voice be heard. [Go to Message Board] Slug line to Route 3 (Fredericksburg) - The new slug line from Rosslyn to Route 3 Fredericksburg has started and is working well. New signs are available for download. [Signs] ATTENTION! There is a fake email being sent to people imitating Slug-Lines.com. IT IS NOT FROM SLUG-LINES.COM AND DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. The subject is: "Email account utilization warning". Click here for more details. New Slug Line to Route 3 - A new slug line from Rosslyn to Route 3 in Fredericksburg will be started soon. The plan is to start the line on 31 Jan and use the same location as the Stafford line. A flyer and more information will be available soon! Delegate Frederick Proposes Commuter Lot Legislation - Delegate Frederick (R) - House District 52 recently proposed House Bill 1530 that could help relieve the over-congested commuter lots in N. VA. [Go to Message Board] Washington Post Article on Hybrids - The Washington Post ran a front page article on Friday, January 7th, 2005 titled As Hybrid Cars Multiply, So Do Carpooling Gripes. [Read at WashingtonPost.com] or visit the Message Board for slug opinions. Dumfries Magisterial District Survey on HOT Lanes!- The website of Maureen S. Caddigan, Dumfries Magisterial District Supervisor Prince William County, Virginia is asking for input on HOT and how they will affect slugging. [Go to Survey] *NOTE - in order to take the survey, you must register for the newsletter first. Apparently, each survey is serialized and coded. RSVP for the HOT Lane Meeting - If you plan to attend the HOT Lane Opposition meeting, please RSVP to hotlanes@scotthirons.com as soon as possible. Space is limited. HOT Lane Opposition Meeting scheduled - A meeting (organized by slugs NOT the government) is now scheduled for January 5th, 2005 from 7-9 pm at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building (15941 Donald Curtis Drive in Woodbridge) for those who oppose the High Occupancy Toll (HOT). The agenda is being developed but the purpose of the meeting is to organize those who oppose the HOT concept. More information will be published on the meeting as soon as it is available. [Click Here for Directions] or [MapQuest] New Slugging Poems - A local writer has written poems about slugging over the years. Read her newest poems. [Poems] HOT Lane Opposition Getting Organized - If you oppose the High Occupancy Toll (HOT), then visit two sections of this website: HOT Lanes Discussion on the message board and the HOT Lanes section of this website. Newspaper Article on Commuter Lots - There was an interesting newspaper article in the Potomac News titled "Balance Sought for Commuter Lots". The article discusses the capacity of commuter lots and the impact slugging has had. See comments on the message board. [Message Board] New Slug Line in
Rosslyn to Rt. 3 (Fredericksburg)? - If
you are interested in starting a new slug line from
Rosslyn to Rt. 3 Fredericksburg, please take the instant
poll (right side of this page) and comment on the message
board. New Slug Story - A new slug story "Radio Adjustments". [Go to Slug Stories] Taking Slugging to Another Level? - An article in the Seattle Times ( Nov. 18, 2004) discusses how Washington state is considering a variation of slugging. In that area they are considering the application of RF ID technology for slugging. Proposal uses transponders to coordinate dynamic hitchhiking by Microsoft employees along a four-mile arterial corridor. Long-distance solo drivers pick up short-distance hitchhikers on the way to Microsoft. For safety, employees flash Microsoft badges. [Read Article] New HOT Lanes Section to Website - A new section to the website is being created specifically to address HOT lanes and their impact to slugging and the community. Although the section is under construction, please let me know what you think would be useful. [Go to HOT Lanes Area] Etiquette Rules - A couple of additions were added to the slugging etiquette rules. Basically, avoid using cell phones during the commute, keep your car relatively clean, avoid heavy perfume, and keep the radio at a moderate level. [Read Etiquette] Message Board Request - My request to all users is to remember that this website was created to help other slugs and promote slugging as a commuting alternative. Simply put, I envisioned a message board where slugs helped slugs. Since slugging is somewhat dynamic and new people move in and out of the area, I hoped seasoned slugs would help new slugs with this unusual form of commuting. Unfortunately, over the past few months some of the postings on this message board have not been helpful and plain mean spirited. The personal attacks have generated complaints from users and recently a person created a username called Admin. (note the period) in an attempt to impersonate me. I have been extremely selective in deleting postings and banning users from the website. I want to keep a "free speech" forum where people can share their opinion freely. But, some of the posting have stepped over the line and offer nothing constructive (my opinion). I would simply ask that everyone use this forum to help promote slugging and help create solutions not animosity. Signs Now in .PDF - A suggestion was made recently to make the downloadable signs available in the .PDF format. Not everyone has PowerPoint so .PDF is more universal! [Go to Signs] Prince William County Board of Supervisor Meeting - Disregard the previous posting concerning a meeting on October 19th for the PWC Board of Supervisors to discuss the Horner Road Commuter lot parking problems. This meeting will NOT take place. Washington Post Article - Carpool Slug" page M03, October 10, 2004. FREE RIDE: Someone at work asked me, "Are you a slug?" I didn't know what she was talking about, so I said no. The next day another... [Go to Washington Post] Mine Road Commuter Lot Reaches Capacity - The commuter lot at Mine Road (Northern Stafford) is reaching capacity causing many slugs to be ticketed. See the full story in the Free Lance-Star [click here]. Return to Rt. 234 from 14th and F Street - Slugs and drivers should be aware that 14th and F Street has a slug line for Rt. 234 in Dumfries. Restart/New Slug Line at Lorton Shell Station - Slugs and drivers are attempting to restart the Lorton Shell slug line. Effective 27 September this slug line will use the Lorton, VA Park-n-Ride lot near the Lorton Shell station. View Flyer. Fairfax Commuter Lot Update - Construction of a new Park and Ride Lot at the Intersections of Hooes Road and Gambrill Road began on May 3, 2004 and is expected to be completed June 2005. The new commuter lot "Gambrill Park & Ride" facility will include a paved and lighted bus shelter, 223 parking spaces and accommodations for bicycles. A storm management basin and landscaping were designed into the project. Access will be available from Gambrill & Hooes Roads providing convenient access to and from the Fairfax County Parkway. Overflow Parking for Horner Road - Because the Horner Road lot reaches full capacity daily, many commuters are parking on the shoulder of Telegraph Road. An option for slugs and drivers is use the Potomac Mills slug lines. There ample parking and plenty of options to getting downtown. Rolling Valley from L'Enfant Plaza - If you are heading to the western side of the Springfield area, consider L'Enfant as a source for slugs. At times, there are plenty of slugs but not enough drivers! Drivers Solicited Money from Slugs - A slug reported on August 31st, that after slugging from 14th and New York to the Horner Road commuter lot, that the two men she was riding with asked her for $5 for the ride. After she refused, one of the men stated they were joking, but she was convinced they would have accepted the money. Unfortunately she did not get a license plate number. Bob's at Springfield Needs Riders - A driver from Springfield has noticed an imbalance between slugs and drivers - plenty of drivers with fewer slugs. If you heading to L'Enfant, consider slugging from Bob's! Double Parked Maniac - A great new story about squeezing into a parking space...and the aftermath! Read story. Mine Road Lot Parking - It has been reported that the Mine Road commuter lot is reaching capacity while the older 610 commuter lot still has parking spaces remaining. Since nobody wants to have their car towed, a suggestion was made that early morning slugs/drivers (before 7:00 am) use the older 610 lot and later slugs/drivers use the Mine Road lot. In this way, it might help with the congestion. Route 630 Line Not Operating - The slug line at Route 630 was reported as not operating. The webpage has been updated to caution new drivers and riders. Crystal City Traffic Pattern Changes - On June 26th the Crystal City traffic pattern between 23rd and 15th Street will change to allow two way traffic on Crystal Drive. Since the slug lines are on the northern end of Crystal Drive, near 12th street, this should NOT impact slugging. View Flyer. L'Enfant Plaza needs Rolling Valley Drivers - It was reported that more slugs than drivers are at L'Enfant Plaza. So, if your headed to Rolling Valley, consider picking up a slug at L'Enfant! Security Alert: Employees En Route to Pentagon: The SOURCE utilized the "Slug Lines" (public car pool lines) from the Gordon Road/Route 3 Fredericksburg, VA lot to Rosslyn, Arlington, VA. On approximately four occasions, SOURCE picked up a Middle Eastern male described as approximately 35-45 years old, 5'6" to 5'10" in height, 160-190 lbs., dark brown hair with a small amount of gray and wearing business attire. The unknown male utilized the slug line from Fredericksburg, VA to the Pentagon. During the commute, the unknown male asked SOURCE and other DoD employees very specific questions concerning their jobs. The unknown male asked: What he did when he was on Active Duty, Where they work, Who they work for, What level clearance they work with. SOURCE became suspicious and asked the unknown male why he needed all the information. He became quiet and smiled, then began asking another individual in the car a similar line of questioning. The female stated she worked for the Secretary of Defense and the unknown male seemed to be very interested and asked additional questions. At one point, the unknown male stated he was seeking an upper management position in the government, either GS-14/15. Under the guise to obtain the unknown male's personal information, SOURCE told him to give him his resume and he would see what he could do. The unknown male stated he did not have a resume; however, he could give him his e-mail address and possible send him the resume at that time. He provided a listed e-mail address and SOURCE gave him his business card. SOURCE stated he believed the unknown male was an employee of the Pentagon since he dropped the unknown male off at the Pentagon slug lot. However, he was not able to confirm this information. A query on the e-mail address provided by the unknown male returned negative results indicating an invalid e-mail address. (FORSCOM Daily CONUS Threat Update 27 July 04) Springfield Area Slug lines - An effort is being made in a to get a new slug line started in the Springfield Mall / Kingstowne areas. They have been very active and already have flyers printed. There has been tremendous interest in getting this line started over the years and it would be a great benefit for everyone! There are a couple of threads on the message board. Slug-Lines.com acquires SlugVirginia.com - Although this sounds like a hostile takeover it wasn't! Chuck, who ran SlugVirginia.com for many years, moved to Florida and decided to pursue other interests. Chuck offered the domain name to me to prevent the "website not found" error and to redirect users to Slug-Lines.com. A sincere thanks to Chuck for his many years of supporting slugging. Your efforts will have a lasting impact to the slugging community. New Slug Lines - There has been a surge in slugs/drivers interested in starting new slug lines. Here are three:
New Automated Slug Matching System - In some areas, slug/drivers are "matched" via email coordination. Usually this is done via an email list server or somebody just volunteers to do it for everyone in that area. A new web-based automated system may be added Slug-Lines.com to make this process simpler!! A smart computer programmer has volunteered to see if this process can be automated. More to follow, but its an excited feature to help slugs! How is the Horner Road Working? - Although it has only been in effect one day, how is the split working? Leave comments on the message board. Click Here! Horner Road Lines Split! - Effective Wednesday, April 21st, the slug lines in the new section of the Horner Road commuter lot will split into two (2) separate lines. There were a number of great suggestions but Option 2A seem to have the most support as long as the Navy Yard and L'Enfant lines were kept together. Below is a flyer/map of how the slug lines will be split. Please reproduce and distribute as much as possible! VDOT has helped by placing electronic signs at the lot to help notify drivers and direct traffic! Over 3700 people viewed the suggestions and some 100 replies were made on the MESSAGE BOARD (click to view). Sincere thanks to everyone who made suggestions. Many slugs/drivers had some great ideas. I really tried to get everyone's suggestions posted on the website. Horner Road Options - A meeting was held on 24 Mar with the PWC police department and traffic management to present some of the suggestions by slugs for relieving the congestion in the new lot at Horner Road. They were very supportive of slugging and willing to help slugs implement changes to make the system operate more efficiently. Here are some of the options. PLEASE EITHER VOTE ON THE POLL OR LEAVE COMMENTS ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. Help and Suggestions Needed for Horner Road! - On March 12th a number of citations were issued at Horner Road Commuter lot due to the traffic overflowing onto Telegraph Road. Perhaps we can coordinate a mutual solution with Traffic Management but your suggestions are needed on how to fix the traffic problem! Leave suggestions here! Caution with Fake Emails - Do NOT open the email attachment with the title "Notify from e-mail technical support" that appear to come from Slug-Lines.com. I did NOT send out the email below and it quite possibly contains a virus or a spam type application. Delete it. This is what it says (notice the incorrect spelling of the word amount...). Our antivirus software has detected a large
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CBS News Correspondent Steve Hartman's "Everybody Has A Story" - On March 11th, 2004, Mr. Steve Hartman featured a slug and slugging on the "Everybody Has a Story" program on the CBS Early Morning Show. Great interview. More Info. Two New Slug Stories - See Slug Stories. Route 17 Email Ring - For Route 17 slugs and drivers who are departing from Rosslyn, a new "email ring" has been established to coordinate rides home. Although this is a Yahoo group, it serves the exact same purpose as the "Slug Groups" created on this site. So if you're headed to Route 17, give this a try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RosslynSlugs/ Vigilance at Commuter Lots - An email was received recently regarding a sexual assault at the Horner Road commuter lot. Although the report was unconfirmed, it does bring up a good point. Slugs should be vigilant when walking to/from their cars. In the hours of darkness, drivers should consider dropping off a single slugs close to their car. In the case of Horner Road, the distance from the normal drop off point to the edge of the commuter lot is probably 150 yards and bordered by woods. Just be careful... Slug Story "Talkative Driver" - A new slug story. See Slug Stories. Newsletter Released - The most recent newsletter is being sent to over 1800 newsletter subscribers. This edition includes information on HOT Lanes, status of new slug lines, and more! New 14th and H Street Slug Line - 14th and H Street has a slug line that appears to be here to stay. Over the past year this new line that services only Bob's at this time, runs from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. but the best times are around 4:00 p.m. to 5:45 p. m. A new page will be created in the next few days to support this line! Slug Story "Sleeping Beauty" - A new slug story. See Slug Stories. DC Police and L'Enfant Plaza - It was reported that on Thursday evening, Jan 8, 2004, DC Police were patrolling the slug-lines at L'Enfant Plaza on 7th and D St, SW. The patrolmen were discouraging slugs from standing on the sidewalk to get rides to Springfield, Horner Rd, and Rt 610. They said the cars stopping for slugs were causing congestion on the main street. New Slugging Poems - Fellow slug and driver Florence Rosie Givens, has written poems about slugging for a number of years now. See her latest poems. Change Proposed at Horner Road - A flyer is being circulated to split the line at Horner Road effective 12 Jan 04. Little in known other than what is on the flyer. See Flyer Route 610 Page Updated - The new Mine Road slug line is going strong as a result of the efforts of some motivated slugs/drivers. Now once the "old lot" reaches parking capacity, the overflow moves to the "new lot" and so does the slug line! See Stafford 610. HOT Lanes Story
in Post - This
is from the Washington Post on Monday,
December 29, 2003; Page B01: Click
Here to View Article. Except of article: Carpool Cheaters Website - There is a new website in California that targets carpool cheaters called www.carpoolcheats.org. Hmmm....maybe DC needs a site like this. Help Promote Slugging - One of the challenges with Slugging is letting people know it even exists. With new people arriving to the area and existing residents relocating from areas where slugging doesn't exist, take a minute to suggest they consider slugging as an alternative. Use this website as a source of information for them or explain how the system works. Slugging continues to grow but it's a community based effort! Slug Story "The Buses Only Lane" - A new slug story. See Slug Stories. Pentagon Slug Line Update - The following information was just provided to Slug-Lines.com from the Pentagon regarding changes to the slug lines. Although this is another change, they are working hard to get slugging to work at peak capacity. See statement below and New Map! "After lengthy evaluation of traffic flow and many interviews with Sluggers and Drivers who pick them up, the following
changes shall be incorporated as of the 24th of November 2003. Do to the lack of participation the following Slug Lanes will be terminated as of the 24th of November 2003: The following Slug Lanes shall be relocated effective the 24th of November 2003 SPRINGFIELD / BURKE / TACKETT'S MILL / MONTCLAIR / ROUTE 234 / HORNER ROAD / POTOMAC MILLS PLEASE REFER TO MAP INDICATIONS" New Springfield/Burke Line at Rosslyn - Rosslyn has added a new line for Springfield/Burke commuters. BUT, it's not co-located with the other lines!! See Flyer details or visit the Message Board for discussion. The BBC Radio does live Broadcast on Slugging - The British Broadcasting Company did a live radio interview on slugging (27 Oct 03) to inform British listeners on this great system. Great Britain is also looking at ways to relieve traffic congestion and slugging could be the answer... Slugging in Dublin, Ireland? - Maybe...Irish TV taped a story on slugging on 5 Nov to air in Ireland in the next few days as a possible solution to Dublin's traffic congestion. L'Enfant Plaza Adds Tackett's Mill - Those who use L'Enfant Plaza may be able to slug to Tackett's Mill. Once the Horner Road destination was added a few weeks ago, there have been reports off people slugging directly to Tackett's. Springfield Mall Line to Start Nov 10th - View New Flyer! A new line from the Springfield Mall will be started starting November 10th. See the Message Board for discussion and details. Slug Story "The Slug and the Case Worker" - A new story about a slug who confides in a driver about someone who happens to be that person's case worker... See Slug Stories. Pentagon Changes may Improve - Those responsible for the new Pentagon slug line locations have heard the complaints of slugs and drivers and are looking at ways to make adjustments to improve the situation. Basically, they are trying to balance safety, convenience, and congestion all at once. They have heard the complaints and are looking at how to implement as many suggestions as possible. More to follow... New Springfield/Burke Line at Rosslyn - Beginning 20 October 2003, Rosslyn will add a line to the Springfield/Burke area. See Flyer details or visit the Message Board for discussion. New Crystal City to Springfield Line - A number of people are interested in starting a new slug line from Crystal City to Springfield beginning 23 October 2003. See Flyer details for more details. L'Enfant Adds Horner Road Line - L'Enfant Plaza now has a Horner Road line! The new line started around the first of Oct and forms next to the Rt. 610 line. Now, those going to Horner do not have to travel to the Pentagon! See the Message Board for discussion. Pentagon Slug Lines Being Relocated - Effective on 6 October 2003 many of the slug lines at the Pentagon will be relocated to North Rotary Road between lanes 31 thru 36. The move, detailed in the Building Circular PBM-03-29, will provide a "safer environment for commuters and help to alleviate traffic congestion." In addition, the Pentagon officials stated they will shelters for slugs as well as emergency phones. View Building Circular PBM-03-29. Street Closing Could Affect Slugging - Beginning 22 Sep some of the streets in downtown DC will close during the filming of "National Treasure," a film starring Nicholas Cage. See the Message Board for details. New Springfield Mall Flyers - See links below for the new slug line trying to get started at the Springfield Mall. View Flyer. New Springfield Slug Line - A new slug line is being developed by a few people in the Springfield Mall/Kingstowne area. Currently, the slug line will use the commuter lot between Springmall Rd and the JC Penny south parking lot (non-garage lot). See the message board thread for Kingstowne/Alexandria for details. Montclair Added to Slug Groups - The Montclair area now has a "Slug Group". For more info see Slug Groups. New 610 Line to form at 19TH and F ST NW DC- A new slug line destination is underway at 19th and F St. NW in DC for those using the 610 commuter lot in Stafford. See the message board for details. More info on the I-66 Herndon/Reston slug line (24 July 03) - The people behind the new Herndon/Reston to Rosslyn slug line are working hard but need DRIVERS. See the message board for details or visit the website (www.slugline.org) they created to get this line up and running. Herndon/Reston to Rosslyn Slug Line! (12 July 03) - A new slug line from Herndon/Reston to Rosslyn is developing. See the message board for details or just click here. HOT Letters (23 June 03) - There are some examples of letters written to government officials regarding the HOT lanes. Click Here. Webmaster Relocating (23 June 03) - I am in the process of moving to our new home in Lake Ridge, VA this week. As a result, my ability to update the website and respond to emails may be interrupted until we are settled in our new home. Do High Occupancy Traffic (HOT) Lanes Threaten Slugging? (8 June 03) - There has been a lot of discussion regarding the momentum behind High Occupancy Traffic (HOT) lanes. Do they threaten Slugging? More information will be available with who to contact in you local government. Commuter Survey (2 June 03) - A short commuter survey is being conducted by the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance. They even said they would include questions regarding slugging! If you live in the Fredericksburg area please consider taking the survey. It may take you 1-2 minutes! See it at: www.surveyhost.com/commuter. Anger Management (23 May 03) - A short story about keeping your cool when others aren't. See Slug Stories Possible Slug Line at Kingstowne? (20 May 03) - A new slug line is being considered for the Kingstowne area. If you are interested add your email to the Kingstowne Slug Group and/or provide you comments to the forum message thread. Dangerous Crossing at Bob's (20 May 03) - There is some concern with the way slugs cross at Bob's (Springfield Plaza). See comments on message board. CNN Headline News Reports on Slugging (8 May 03) - Slugging received national news coverage on CNN Headline News last night at approximately 8:20 pm EST. During the three-four minute segment, the CNN news anchor discussed the amazing slugging phenomena occurring in Washington DC and Northern Virginia. Also discussed were its many advantages and benefits to the local area. Hopefully, my interview presented slugging in the best way possible and that viewers were left with not only a good impression but a willingness to at least try slugging. New Line at 14th and H Street? (1 May 03) - The 14th and H Street (near 14th and NY) may be developing a new line for Bob's. A recent email stated that "The Bob's line forms at the orange newspaper box at the corner of 14th & H." New York Times Article on Slugging (29 Apr 03) - The New York Times recently wrote an article about Slugging titled "To Commute to Washington, the Early Bird Gets 'Slugs'" (29 Apr 03) by Peter T. Kilborn. Read the article at the NY Times (free but requires registration). 14th and G Street Updated (24 Apr 03) - The 14th and G Street page was updated to reflect the Rt. 610 destination. Apparently, this location has supported 610 slugs and drivers for some time but it wasn't listed on the site. See 14th and G. Send Corrections or Update (24 Apr 03) - To help keep this site accurate please send corrections or updates to the webmaster. Send Email. Newsletter #12 Distributed (23 Apr 03) - Most recent newsletter distributed to all subscribers on the mailing list. Visit the Lost and Found (8 Apr 03) - There are numerous lost and found items that have remained unclaimed. Please visit the Lost and Found and maybe you'll recognize something that a friend is missing. Want to Start a New Slug Line? (8 Apr 03) - With the warm weather approaching, there has been a lot of discussion about starting some new slug lines. Please visit the message board for new slug line discussions. Click here. Problems Accessing the Site? - If anyone has difficulty accessing the message board, please contact the administrator at: webmaster@slug-lines.com. Although there has not be any reports, the new security software may block certain IP addresses by mistake. The Stinky Ride (27 Mar 03) - Short story from a slug. See Slug Stories. Rolling Valley now Supports Rosslyn (21 Mar 03) - Those traveling to Rosslyn from the Springfield area now have another slug line to use: Rolling Valley. Thanks to Nora for sending the email regarding this new line! Additional Security Added to Website (12 Mar 03) - As a result of some obscene comments and improper postings on the website additional security features have been installed. Hopefully this will keep the website clean and useful for everyone. Name Changed to Rt. 234 (12 Mar 03) - The recent "instant poll" conducted on the website revealed that the most commonly used name for the slug line on Rt. 234 and Dumfries Road is "Rt. 234". As a result, the name has been changed on the website.
Corrupted Database Loses Data (4 Mar 03) - On 2 Mar 03 it was discovered that files within the Message Board database had been corrupted which caused the "unterminated string" error. Although some of the data was recovered, most of the postings for the month of February were lost. I am very sorry that all the great postings and comments are lost. I will continue to attempt to extract the comments but it doesn't look good... Is Dumfries Road really Rt. 234? - What is the name most commonly used to describe the Dumfries Road or Rt. 234 commuter lot slug line? It has been called a few different names but what is the most common? Please take the "Instant Poll" on this page. See right side. The Gainesville Citizen (21 Feb 03) - A great article appeared in on page 15 and 17 of The Gainesville Citizen regard Slugging. Read it on their site. Two New "Slug Groups" created (21 Feb 03) - Slug Groups for both Route 17 and 14th and Penn have been created. These automated lists are known as "Groups" or "list-server mailing lists" and allow you to subscribe (and unsubscribe) to a specific topic. See Slug Groups 42 Lost and 22 Found Items posted on the Lost and Found Page (3 Mar 03). - And, there are hundreds listed in the archived database. See Lost and Found. Remember! The new Slug Line forming at 14th and G St. Started 3 Feb - The new slug line forming at 14th and G St. started, 3 Feb 03. The destination is for Route 17 Fredericksburg/Stafford as well as Rt 610. See flyer or visit the webpage. High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Study could Impact Slugging (17 Jan 03) - An article in the Washington Post on January 16th discussed a proposal being studies to charge a toll to lone drivers to use the HOV! See message board for discussion! New
Star Rating System (22 Dec 02) - A new star
rating system Robbery Attempt at Potomac Mills (15 Jan 03) - Please see the message board for details! Newspaper Article (14 Jan 03) - The Star-Ledger recently wrote an article about slugging as a method to help New York City's public transportation problem. Read Article. New Slug Lines Being Added (13 Jan 03) - Two slug lines are being added to site 14th and G Street and 14th and F Street. Input is welcome in order to get the details for each of these locations correct!!! See comments to: webmaster@slug-lines.com Robbery at the American Legion Commuter Lot (3 Jan 03) - I was notified by email of a robbery that took place on 30 Dec 02 at the American Legion Commuter Lot as a slug was walking to her car. See Message Board. T'was the Slug Before Christmas Poem (20 Dec) - A fellow slug sent in a funny poem that's bound to make you laugh. See Poems. Solicitations on Message Board (19 Dec 02) - Solicitations or other marketing and sales items should not be placed on the message board. Things of this nature may however be added in the "Classified Ads" section of the website. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article (10 Dec 02) - An Atlanta report, so intrigued by Slugging, traveled to DC just to get a story. Click here to read story. Houston Chronicle Writes Story About Slugging (2 Dec 02) - Slugging is spreading across the nation! Even Houston Texas has embraced slugging. Great story. Read the article Seattle Washington Promotes Slugging - The Seattle Times wrote an article about Seattle's efforts to encourage casual carpooling. Read the article. Remember Route 630 Line Starts 2 December (30 Nov 02) - See previous 12 Nov 02 announcement below. Computer Error on Website (25 Nov 02) - A computer error was discovered on this site which prevented the "feedback form" from working properly. As a result, messages sent using the form were never delivered! My sincere apologies to anyone who tried to contact me. Problem is fixed. Route
630 Line to Re-Start 2 Dec 02 (12 Nov 02) - The November Newsletter Released (12 Nov 02) - The November Slug-Lines.com newsletter was published on 10 November 02. If you didn't get your copy be sure to sign up before next month! Tackett's Mill Line (12 Nov 02) - There is a real debate on whether Tackett's Mill should have one or two lines. Please take the "Weekly Instant Survey" to voice your opinion. Amazing Lost and Found Item (5 Nov 02) - An item was re-united with its owner after being on the "found" list for 1 year, 6 months, and 22 days. That's got to be a record! Darlene learned of the website's "lost and found" recently and discovered a "found" listing on the same day she lost here rings some 1.5 years ago. She contacted the man who posted the items and now she's re-united with here very sentimental rings. Many thanks to Mr. Hennessy for posting the item and keeping them in safe storage! Website has 488,421 hits in Oct (4 Oct 02) - This website had 488,421 hits last month which is an indicator of the popularity of slugging. Keep on slugging! New Slug Story "Pepto Bismal" (31 Oct 02) - It could happen to you! Click here. Website Upgraded (29 Oct 02) - A number of upgrades have been installed on the website. Details in the next newsletter. New Slug Story "First Impressions" (24 Oct 02) - A new story on why slugs shouldn't talk...especially if you are planning on testifying to a Congressional subcommittee! Click here. Lorton Road Parking Area to Re-Open - An email sent yesterday stated that the parking area off I-95 and Lorton Road is scheduled to re-open 25 Oct 02. This would certainly help Lorton sluggers! NuRide Offers Program for Sluggers! (23 Oct 02) - A new program created 21 Oct 02 could help Sluggers by paying them to commute! Yeah, imagine that, getting paid to commute! Right now its open to Rolling Valley slugs with more info to follow. Get more info at: www.NuRide.com. New
Shuttle Bus Service for 610 Stafford Stafford Board of Supervisors Meeting - The Stafford Board of Supervisors will meet on November 5th at 7 pm to discuss and vote on the 610 Shuttle Bus Service. See Events Calendar. Crystal Park 2
to Start (14 Oct 02) - Crystal Park 2 New Rt 630 Effort in Stafford (14 Oct 02) - Slugs are using Rt. 630. See 2 pages of flyer for information and directions!. Click here. New Rt. 610 Lot Flyer (8 Oct 02) - A new flyer was created for those moving the 610 Slug line in Stafford from the Staffordborough Commuter lot to the Mine Rd lot. New Classified Ads Feature (8 Oct 02) - A new Classified Ads feature has been added to the site! Now slugs can post items for sale or wanted at no cost. Click Here New Events Calendar Added (3 Oct 02) - A new Events Calendar has been added to the site! Now slugs can post critical events that impact slugging (new slug lines, county and VDOT meeting, etc). Click Here Hit and Run Accident! (2 Oct 02) - A fellow slug's car was "hit and run" while it was parked at Hwy 17 . See comments posted on Message Board. Cars are Ticketed or Towed at Rt 610 (2 Oct 02) - See comments posted on Message Board Drivers Needed at New 630 Lot (25 Sep 02) - The slug line at Route 630 is growing but slugs outnumber drivers. Bottom line: more drivers are needed. Are the two lines working at Horner Road? (25 Sep 02) - Some say its working great and other say it's not working at all. Give your opinion on the message board topic 230.
Horner Road Hot Button (19 Sep 02). This proposed split has become a real emotional issue - some slugs/drivers love it and others hate it. The idea to split the line was from slugs and drivers unhappy with the long lines and not some outside agency. The intent was to make Horner Road better and more efficient. Some say its working great and other say it's not working at all. Remember Slugs are in charge. Voice YOUR opinion on the message board topic 230. Cannot View Flyer? (29 Aug 02) . If you do not have
Microsoft Powerpoint you can still view the flyer by
downloading and installing the free viewer. Will Horner Road Have Two Lines? (17 Sep 02). Today was the day many Sluggers planned to split the Horner Road line into two separate lines. Will it work? Well, like all slug lines, the slugs and drivers will have to decide... |
has been introduced to help evaluate slug lines!!
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