Changes to 610 north lot

I arrive at the lot at 7am and return home via the Pentagon at 5pm

Mirangus,

Tomorrow myself and my fellow carpooler/slug friend will be at the 630 lot waiting for a ride at 7am. Would you be interested in picking us up?

My experience with the Mine Road lot is that the slug line isn't really THAT robust. Maybe I'm not hitting it on the right days, but I have been there after 7:00 already and waited for 45 minutes and no one showed. It's the same luck I've been having at the 630 lot, I guess. It's kind of hit or miss. And there was such a slow turn out of passengers that even the fist passenger to come across a waiting vehicle has to wait a long period of time to find that second rider. Hitting the Staffordshire lot early is still the best bet. Not that does anything for those that arrive later and attempt to park.

Another thing I've even been desperate enough to do is travel down to the Rt. 17 lot and pick up there. It seems like redundant effort to go south just to go north again, but I'd rather waste 20 minutes going south than 45-60 minutes going nowhere!

Arbo,

I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune. Luckily my carpool started up again at 630. I spoke to a friend yesterday who has been slugging to/from 630 (leaving the lot at 6:30am) and he and another person have been getting rides. Yesterday, I too, had to park illegal at 610 and was worried about getting ticketed or towed.

I am/have been very fustrated with the commuter lot situation, route 610, and the BOS & VDOT's response to this issue. But you already know that...

I just received an email from my friend at VDOT and this is what he says in regards to the future of the lots:
The 40 or so new extra spaces that you saw are an attempt to squeeze as much parking into the lot as we can.
The new expansion adjacent to that lot should have started being cleared today and will likely be completed within 4-5 months if the weather leaves some windows with reasonable construction weather.
The smaller lot will be closed when the expansion is complete.
We have sent off for the plans to the 630 commuter lot as we did not have a copy in the residency. I hope to have this next week and be able to see if there is any room within existing right of Way to expand.