you want more metro? how about this...
richard layman has this post up on his website right now about a proposal for a metro line that would connect eastern DC with alexandria via the wilson bridge. click on the map to the right for a doozy of a proposal to add more lines and extend things like crazy out into the hinterlands.
i'm not suggesting that this get built (some suburban extensions make sense, of course, but this map doesn't do much to increase connectivity within the district). i got this map from a website that has since been taken offline, but there are detailed descriptions of where the right-of-way for these extensions would be, if you're interested, you can leave your email in the comments, and i'll send that information your way. i think the pink and brown lines on this proposal are great, as they would really help connect some of the areas in northern virginia that you just can't get to easily right now.
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LOL. They get rid of New York Ave Metro station!
i'm pretty sure the map was made before the NY ave station was even built (circa 1998)
Man, I would love to see the pricetag for this. Just extending one line out to Dulles is going to cost $4 billion. This map would probably cost something around double the GNP. Metro's going broke just trying to meet existing demand, and keep the Potomac River from flooding out the Red Line.
And no Brown Line to Front Royal? For shame!
Probably a bit over ambitious, but it would be so wonderful to have greater connectivity to the 'burbs. I have seen traffic jams at all times of day, all days of the week on 95, 395, and 66 -- including 2:30 p.m. last Friday on 66E (no accident, no construction). I'm also willing to promote almost anything that keeps lost, drunk, parking disabled, and/or inattentive suburban drivers off DC streets.
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