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Re: Extend he Purple Line through Tysons to Vienna?
Posted by:
yk3dj
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Date: March 03, 2016 08:03AM
An outer ring around Metro would make great sense, save a lot of time having to go all the way to the center of the system to then travel back out toward the outer edge of another leg.
The problems are:
Crossing the Potomac
Not in my backyard
Above ground vs underground
No money for current system much less expansion
Do you want easier/faster access for New Carrollton, Branch Ave, Largo to the rest of the area
Re: Extend he Purple Line through Tysons to Vienna?
Posted by:
Bill.N.
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Date: March 03, 2016 02:05PM
Gerrymeandererz Wrote:
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> The next extension should be taking the Orange
> line further west.
It doesn't fit Fairfax County's development plans and it is doubtful that Prince William will advance the funds necessary to build the line. Plus there's the problem that the Rosslyn Potomac tunnels didn't have enough capacity to handle the increase due to the silver line, and you are going to dump more traffic on them.
Re: Extend he Purple Line through Tysons to Vienna?
Posted by:
iLester
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Date: March 03, 2016 06:53PM
What we need is an Auto-train for people to get on at the proposed Orange Line station at Centreville or at the planned Silver Line station at Route 606. It would deliver them to downtown DC, or Rosslyn, or the Pentagon.
Re: Extend he Purple Line through Tysons to Vienna?
Posted by:
uykVe
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Date: March 03, 2016 06:53PM
Orange Line Wrote:
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> Orange line to Front Royal in our lifetime.
Depends on how old you are, I guess. But you could be five years old and die before it happens. After Phase-2 of the Silver Line, the next step will be building a new Orange Line tunnel out of Rosslyn and across downtown.
Re: Extend he Purple Line through Tysons to Vienna?
Posted by:
Not happening...
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Date: March 04, 2016 10:36AM
fairfaxial Wrote:
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> They need to connect the ends of the orange, silver, and blue lines.
> Forget about a river crossing to Maryland.
Re: Extend he Purple Line through Tysons to Vienna?
Posted by:
better solution
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Date: March 04, 2016 12:01PM
yk3dj Wrote:
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> An outer ring around Metro would make great sense,
> save a lot of time having to go all the way to the
> center of the system to then travel back out
> toward the outer edge of another leg.
>
> The problems are:
>
> Crossing the Potomac
> Not in my backyard
> Above ground vs underground
> No money for current system much less expansion
> Do you want easier/faster access for New
> Carrollton, Branch Ave, Largo to the rest of the
> area