Metro Board discusses rail expansion proposals | NBC4 Washington

Metro is considering new expansion proposals. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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[@patrickd6954]

As a college student, I am seriously considering moving to DMV simply because of the dedication to effective public transit. No one is doing it like DC!

[@xavierdomenico]

For real!

[@ayeeeeeeee6240]

same here

[@ChrisGnam]

I've been in and out of the region for the past decade. After finishing grad school I moved here for good and it was the best decision I've ever made. Absolutely love it here!

[@DugEphresh]

DC is a JOKE, the Federal Government subsidizes WAMATA. That's why it loses money every year.

[@CharlieMulliss]

There seriously NEEDS to be more expansion on the VA side

[@wizard_pirate_9085]

I think VRE also needs some love

[@xavierdomenico]

BLOOP FOREVER

[@chromebomb]

Its funny cuz DC has kinda the best public transit and TOD in the nation but its the most dysfunctional place lol

[@abatall]

how

[@TheRandCrews]

Any metro expansion to Georgetown? Odd having a students be around the area and a bit density with some transit corridors near to it am surprised. Though great to see recently the Metro extended to Dulles nice to have, since there were not much and just used the taxi instead to our area from the airport.

[@MPDthegamer]

the people of Georgetown do not want there to be a metro stop because it might bring “undesirable” groups of people into the neighborhood.

[@xavierdomenico]

@@MPDthegamer That’s not true, they’d use it all the time. It would relieve at least some of the congestion on M st too

[@chrispychip6569]

All of the proposals have a Georgetown station

[@inconspicuous7464]

​@@MPDthegamernot like they are finding their way in there already

[@SigmaRho2922]

The blue line loop would work but it would need to be augmented by a pink line service between Franconia and Rosslyn via National Harbor and Union Station.

[@chrispychip6569]

Based Rosslyn turnaround and Alexandria wye supporter

[@stephenshaw7593]

​​@@chrispychip6569The Pink Line could then continue to Arlington Cemetery before branching off from the Blue Line prior to the Yellow Line junction, stopping at "Pentagon II Station", which would have an underground pedestrian walkway to the existing Pentagon I, and continue down Columbia Pike and all the way to Annandale. That way the Bloop gets full service without reducing service anywhere else on the system, the Pink Line actually gets to go somewhere rather than just supplementing existing lines, and Columbia Pike finally gets Metro after being planned to have Metro for decades. There's massive TOD potential on that corridor too, along with existing density in some parts

[@nicolasblume1046]

​@@stephenshaw7593sounds good! Is there a map to visualize this?

[@rayizard5687]

Typical of American transit: under build, wait until the system is clogged, and then take 10 to 20 years to "fix" it...

[@portcybertryx222]

Exactly but I think transit agencies are realizing that they were complacent for way too long. So hopefully they keep making incremental improvements

[@RoboJules]

How about improving signaling and switches, hiring more train drivers, and running trains more frequently. 10-20 minute frequency for a metro is pretty low. I know that's somewhat due to a lot of interlining, so maybe they need to look at service patterns along with signaling, switches, and staff. If Toronto can run a train every 2 minutes on the Yonge Subway, I trust DC could do the same eventually.

[@renetorry7654]

Woodbridge needs more public transportation. More frequent trips and 5am to 1:00am so people can work

[@AMPProf]

It also needs less people

[@joelrobert4053]

You mean hoodbridge

[@jaygatling1977]

The easy option would be creating a branch off the Green Line via Anacostia or Congress Hts spurring towards the National Harbor and Ft. Washington.

[@Iloveswedes]

Future changes needed: Red Line: Frederick - Olney Orange Line: Gainesville/Amphitheatre - Annapolis Yellow Line: Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg - Columbia Green Line: Waldorf - BWI Blue Line: Manassas West - Upper Marlboro Silver Line: Leesburg - Edgewater Future Line - Beltway, except at the NW where future stations for West Langley, Cabin John, Bethesda, Medical Center, and North Chevy Chase join Forest Glen and McLean stations.

[@301jerm]

Bloop Pleaseeeee

[@ISpitHotFiyaa]

They wouldn't need an express option on the Silver Line if they wouldn't have added four stations within a mile of Tysons Corner. I mean they call that rapid transit?

[@tonchrysoprase8654]

Funny you mention the metro’s deficit. What’s the deficit of the road system?

[@MB-xw3nr]

There needs to be a blue line expansion in Va .. an express needs to go to ATLEAST Prince William County

[@ethanparker7900]

why? They already have VRE and Amtrak

[@DugEphresh]

BRING ON THE BLOOP!!

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Bloop!

[@electro_sykes]

Well the Red Line gets its entire right of way to itself, which is too much capacity for one line when other lines are clogged up. So why not build a brand new Rail Tunnel for the Blue line between Rosslyn & Dupont Circle via a new station at Georgetown. From Dupont Circle, the Red Line could share its tracks with the new Blue Line between Dupont Circle & Union, where the Blue Line can have its new D.C. Terminus & Passengers can transfer for Commuter Rail services as well as Local bus & streetcar services. To the North of Union Station, a new turnback track should also be built to easily turn around Blue line Trains without disturbing Red line services going beyond Union.

[@acaciafruit347]

What do you mean 'too much capacity'? Interlining can be good but it's already complicated enough to run in DC and by adding the red line into it too, there'd be even more bottlenecks, which is the problem they're trying to solve.

[@electro_sykes]

@@acaciafruit347 The Red gets its entire route to itself whilst the Blue, orange and silver share one corridor. Red & Blue on one corridor and Orange and Silver on the other sounds more evened out

[@acaciafruit347]

I think having routes all having their own routes as much as possible is best, as it allows for higher frequencies and better service, I don't really get your point. The Red Line should keep it's ROW to itself for better frequencies across the whole route, and the blue line should have its own ROW in the downtown to avoid interlining with the Orange and Silver. Interlining with the Red Line practically goes against the entire point of the new section.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

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[@thastayapongsak4422]

metro lines should always have its own tracks for maximum capacity. Shared tracks only make sense for commuter or intercity trains.

[@robertshewmaker1442]

It's amazing how this will take decades. The Empire State Building went up in less than a year. We laid track faster before the Civil War.

[@danielfrancella5219]

downtown Frederick or Urbana

[@conrad1478]

Blue line loop

[@WilliamSanders-fd4ol]

BLOOPBLOOPBLOOP

[@ashantedula5696]

Green line needs to extend to waldorf. And green line to extend to BWI would be a pipe dream .

[@xoanone]

if we can get the green line to bwi i might never leave maryland again

[@AMPProf]

Yahh too many people.. They gotta take out some of the housing and roads first! GROWTH IS STUPID! In dc

[@FeartheCyr611]

Would be nice if they extended to Frederick MD

[@dreadhead5719]

frederick is crazy, i think going to Germantown would be good enough with regular busses to Frederick

[@FeartheCyr611]

@@dreadhead5719 ok I don't drive, and right now a Lyft/Uber from Frederick to Shady Grove station is $50-60

[@chrispychip6569]

Marc goes there

[@joelrobert4053]

frederick is outside the dc area

[@fenleyjones]

Bloop!