 | Arlington County has added a new name to its controversial civil rights lawsuit against Virginia's high-occupancy toll lanes project: that of a federal government employee in charge of highway planning, an unusual move critics say is designed to stall the $2 billion road widening. Federal planning official newest defendant in Arlington's HOT lanes lawsuit By Derek Kravitz Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 22, 2010 |
The civil rights section of the suit claims Virginia failed to properly balance the added convenience afforded to the white, mostly suburban drivers in Spotsylvania and Stafford counties -- who would have "unimpeded access" to the toll roads -- with the needs of the more racially and socioeconomically diverse drivers who endure congestion in Arlington.
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This is why we can't have nice things.
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