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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Mar 29 01:59:56 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Observations, posted by Sand Box John on Sat Mar 28 20:19:36 2015. yes arches are stronger than boxes. and it was in Mesopotamia"Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture[3] and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures." according to wikipedia. That said, my general complaint w/ the DC subway is the stations are unnecessarily deep, poorly laid out for ingress/egress, too dark to comfortably read in, depend on frequently broken escalators, and way to "cute"--the flashing lights for approaching trains. The sad reality is that both BART and WMATA were adamant about notbeing thought of as "that awful,filthy New York subway" and thus wasted millions on poorly designed stations, carpets in the cars, and other silliness while ignoring the more critical issues of rider friendly stations, maintainable hardware (like not leaving escalators open to wet weather). I also believe that in DC's case, it was a political statement of imperial power as well as a victim of stupid local pols who were never going to use the subway demanding dumb route/tunnel depth choices. Setting world records for longest/deepest escalators doesn't buy riders any convenience, but the story gopes that Dupont Cirtcle which should have recaptured the streetcar tunnel with modifications ended up very deep because some idiots were unwilling to see a bridge across Roick Creek. End rant. |
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