On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 06:00:21PM -0400, BobCat wrote:
Not impossible, though:
http://www.dullesgreenway.com/cgi-bin/dginfo.cfm
The Dulles Greenway is a privately owned 14-mile toll road that connects Washington Dulles International Airport with Leesburg, Virginia. The Greenway is the first private toll road in Virginia since 1816. Since the Greenway's dedication on September 29th 1995, commuters have enjoyed a non-stop alternative to Routes 7 and 28.
Yep, it's a good counterexample to the general rule. But I recall that when land acquisition began, that area near Lessburg was still primarily farm country, which is easier to accumulate in terms of parcels. Also it's unclear that it was entirely private -- the web page talks about planning beginning after a 1988 state law was enacted... -Declan