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Posted by Mirai Zikasu on Tue May 27 21:24:52 2008, in response to WMATA: Agencies fantasy map, posted by Sand Box John on Tue May 27 10:59:12 2008. It's interesting to see how the different maps approach expansion, though I'm not quite sure if any particular one looks ideal. The WMATA plan seems more likely than the Greater Greater Washington ones as it offers Metrorail expansion rather than counting on MARC and VRE to improve their service and does something productive with the Blue Line given WMATA's plans to reroute some Franconia-Springfield trains to Greenbelt via the Yellow Line bridge. What looks best in WMATA's plan is constructing the new trunk line through the city that would become the new Blue Line. Taking into account that the current Orange/Blue Line is congested and will probably become even more jammed if more people start using public transportation (not to mention what will happen when the Silver Line is finally up and running), a new trunk line through the city--and one that includes both the busy area north of Farragut Square and destinations like Georgetown and the H Street NE Corridor--would hopefully help to alleviate congestion on the current trunk and facilitate travel to those destinations.I just wish WMATA's plan for the Metrorail was more ambitious to complete projects before 2030. Twenty-two years is a long time to complete projects given the current problems regarding energy and the area's horrific traffic. |
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