The Northern Virginia Metrorail Extension Act (H.R. 907), which specifically cites the idea of extending the Orange line into Centreville, has passed the House of Representatives,and a Senate version will be drafted in the coming weeks. The bill also calls for extending the yellow line along the Route One corridor and the blue line along the I-95 corridor to Woodbridge.

“Residents in Prince William and western Fairfax County already experience some of the longest commutes in the nation, and these communities will experience continued growth,” Connolly said in a press release. “We need solutions that take cars off the roads and provide viable transportation alternatives for our citizens."

If signed by the President, the Orange Line could be in Centreville as early as 2017.

April Frickin Foolywang.

i wish it were true. unfortunately ain't no one got $$$$$ for that shit.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr907

Prognosis:
4% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Shit ain't going to happen. There is no land in Centreville to place a Metro Station even if it was just a Metro Rail stop with no parking there still isn't any land so this thread is BULLSHIT!!!!

No chance. That project would be insanely expensive.

If they wanted to run the Metro to Centreville they should have done it 20 years ago. Too late now.

WOW!!!! Wrote:
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> Shit ain't going to happen. There is no land in
> Centreville to place a Metro Station even if it
> was just a Metro Rail stop with no parking there
> still isn't any land so this thread is
> BULLSHIT!!!!

Near 66 on the other side of Route 29, its all wasted space. Saw that forest down and pave over it. Prime Metro land. LOL

WOW!!!! Wrote:
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> Shit ain't going to happen. There is no land in
> Centreville to place a Metro Station even if it
> was just a Metro Rail stop with no parking there
> still isn't any land so this thread is
> BULLSHIT!!!!

No it isn't. Just shut up and pay your taxes you peasant!

WOW!!!! Wrote:
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> Shit ain't going to happen. There is no land in
> Centreville to place a Metro Station even if it
> was just a Metro Rail stop with no parking there
> still isn't any land so this thread is
> BULLSHIT!!!!


The land issue isnt a problem. You think there was tons of land available in Tysons corner? NO, there wasnt, the state took what it wanted at a fair market value.

DC and PG Niggers comming to your street to steal and jump on the train back to New Carroltin YESSSS!!!

Toby's Keeper Wrote:
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> DC and PG Niggers comming to your street to steal
> and jump on the train back to New Carroltin
> YESSSS!!!


It's called a "nigger hauler" for a reason.

They already had plans.. trashed them for the Dulles line.. Track was to be on sticks down the center of I-66..

No $$$

NO. The financial disaster of the Dulles Rail / Silver Line should have taught us all a lesson: start with BUS, and graduate to rail when that becomes appropriate.

Put a temporary bus road into the dedicated right of way where the train will eventually go, run the bus on that, and build up those population and business centers. When the ACTUAL ridership (not the estimates, which are always made-to-order) gets to the point where bus will not be able to sustain it, THEN convert to rail. In real terms, this will happen in steps of about 3 miles each.

THAT WAY, you pay as you go, instead of running up the debt until you choke the whole region with the debt and payments for generations, as we are already seeing with the Dulles Rail / Silver Line. We are already bailing it out with $300 million in FY2014, just so that the Dulles Toll Road tolls don't rise quite as much as planned, for a few years, And then, much more will be needed to keep those tolls below an explosion point. And this rail line hasn't even OPENED yet!

Use your heads, people. Don't fall for nonsense from pen name ghosts from some public relations company. Don't sell your great-grandchildrentinto debt slavery for this nonsense! And don't dedicate your entire region's economy to fund a bank!

Start with BUS, build a BASE, and THEN upgrade to rail in the same dedicated rights of way as the BUS used. SIMPLE!!!

So if you put a bus lane in, build the base that is dependent upon this bus lane, and then build the metro in the bus lane once the base has been built up. I follow you and it sounds good but I have a question. What does the built up base that is now dependent on the bus lane then use when the bus lane is taken away while building the metro?

When the Orange line opened the Vienna station in 1986 many people brought up the fact that traffic on I-66 was getting bad. It was also brought up that the areas of Centreville and Manassas would experience strong growth in population over the next 5 years. The planners knew we would be in trouble in 1986 and ignored the suggestion to build Metro out to Manassas or Haymarket. 27 years later all we have is gridlock on I-66 seven days a week.

This is a "shovel ready" project that was being discussed when I moved to Centreville in 1987. I-66 is a commuter highway that has been expanded to its limits and continues to be a slow rush hour commute. I think the extension to just Centreville is a bit short sighted. It would seem that I-66 and VA 234 intersection would be the needed extension point. Stops and parking located at US 50 / Fairfax Cty. Govt / Fair Oaks & Fairfax Malls, Stringfellow Rd Park&Ride, I-66 and VA 28 (Centreville), I-66 and VA 234, and I-66 and VA 234 (Prince William Parkway). This would be about 20 miles of rail well placed for current and future growth. Whatever the cost, subtract the cost of four more lanes down I-66. Imagine I will be hearing this discussion 20 years from now should I live so long.

The silver line will take care of most of the traffic problems on I-66. People will use the silver line instead of driving to the Vienna station. Just wait and see.

Shut the fuck up. Why do I have to pay so you can live in a McMansion? You want to buy big, buy far, then fucking suck it up and endure traffic.

Silverstar Wrote:
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> The silver line will take care of most of the
> traffic problems on I-66. People will use the
> silver line instead of driving to the Vienna
> station. Just wait and see.


There are still major slow-downs on I-66 west of Vienna, and not all of them are related to getting to/from the Vienna metro stop.

How many people who will get on the Silver Line actually currently travel up I-66 to get to Nutley?



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snowdenscold Wrote:
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> Silverstar Wrote:
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> > The silver line will take care of most of the
> > traffic problems on I-66. People will use the
> > silver line instead of driving to the Vienna
> > station. Just wait and see.
>
>
> There are still major slow-downs on I-66 west of
> Vienna, and not all of them are related to getting
> to/from the Vienna metro stop.
>
> How many people who will get on the Silver Line
> actually currently travel up I-66 to get to
> Nutley?

Most of the South Riding people do.

It's true. they proposed Legislation back in 2013. It's uh coming. Everyone has to get mad enough about it and it will happen. Trust me. Stand up people and shout out 66 traffic no! solved by Metro!

http://patch.com/virginia/centreville/could-metrorail-extend-orange-line-to-centreville

Bobbert

The old Bell Atlantic garage/storeroom was located on land leased, which was for the metro line. It's behind the Goodyear tire location at 66 and 29. Bell Atlantic / Verizon pulled out of the location about 5 years ago and I think the place is still vacant.

Anyways, there is a BUNCH of parking there if the building were to be bulldozed. It was one of the newer telephone buildings, but by today's standards, a tired old facility. And with probably 250'+ of woods between the fence line and I 66, I bet that would get bulldozed and metro could go right in.

The day the extend the Orange line to Centreville, is the day I move.

It will be done in 2045 and cost 65 billion over budget.