This item re the Silver Line was sent to me today, and it sums up the objections that I had to this project (at the end). This note was written to the WaPos Dr. Gridlock: One traveler’s letter does much to sum up comments I received from those who tested the new line. “Dear Dr. Gridlock: As a longtime, car-free Fairfax Connector/Metro commuter to McPherson Square, here are my initial impressions after Week 1: The good: Shiny new Wiehle station, safer walking surfaces than with the old smooth tile, seats on the train always available. The bad: 40 percent overall fare increase, five-minute to 10-minute door-to-door elapsed time increase because of a longer walk from bus to train vs. West Falls Church station and the four intermediate Tysons stops. The ugly: Wasted recent landscaping and canopy improvements to the now-mostly abandoned bus facility at West Falls Church. Overall, the Silver Line will be good for the region’s economic development, and I might even go to Tysons more than once a year, but it’s a net negative for my commute. At least I’ll have a seat, until Phase 2 is completed.” Kens summary (same as 10 years ago): This is a real estate project, not a transportation project. Commuting will be worse because of the Silver Line. But dont worry, rich and well-connected developers who backed the project will get much richer. Im sure that makes you feel much better [Note to whiners: I am happy for people to get rich, but not by being rent-seekers at the expense of tax payers]
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 22:04:37 +0000
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