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The best thing to improve traffic there would be to get rid of HOV.

Au contraire. The best thing would be to follow Virginia's lead and extend the HOT lanes all around the Beltway, and link them up to the ones on I-270 (converting them from HOV to HOT). Those lanes should also be constructed on I-66 west to I-81 and on I-95 north through Baltimore and beyond and on U.S. 50 east to the Bay Bridge.

That way, carpoolers and those whose time is worth the money to use those lanes can speed along to their destination, while those whose time is worth less than the money needed to use those lanes (or the inconvenience of joining a car pool) can continue to use the congested "free" lanes.