Hit the road

    AAA Mid-Atlantic says 460,000 area residents plan to travel during the long Thanksgiving weekend – a whopping 11.6 percent increase over last year!

    AAA says the boost can be attributed to an improved economy.

    Last year’s increase in travel over 2008 was 0.2 percent.

    Are you taking to road, rail, or air this Thanksgiving, or staying close to home.  Let us know.  Feed the Feed.

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