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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Mar 10, 2009 23:24:48 GMT -5
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Post by DrumsGoBang on Mar 11, 2009 8:10:55 GMT -5
Now we just need, funding for the purple line all the way from Bethesda to Old Town Alexandria, A in-fill Potomac Yards station, more commuter rail service, and real express rail between cities.
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Post by EasyEd on Mar 11, 2009 10:03:52 GMT -5
Now what we need is much more parking at metro stations so people have access to the system.
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Post by DrumsGoBang on Mar 11, 2009 10:15:31 GMT -5
No, you need to walk your ass to the metro station.
Or fly.......
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Post by Bando on Mar 11, 2009 10:28:07 GMT -5
Also, it looks like Metro is going to use stimulus funds to close its budget deficit, so no service will be cut ( Examiner link) I agree that we could use garage expansion at a lot of outlying stations, but I don't know if Metro is going to have the budget for that anytime soon. In the short term, they could probably implement performance parking (charging more during peak times, less during non-peak) to alleviate some congestion. |
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Post by CAHoya07 on Mar 11, 2009 10:37:51 GMT -5
Next up: a Georgetown Metro stop.
A pipe dream I know, one that most likely will never get realized, but a dream nonetheless.
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Post by Bando on Mar 11, 2009 10:49:19 GMT -5
Next up: a Georgetown Metro stop. A pipe dream I know, one that most likely will never get realized, but a dream nonetheless. You're much more likely to see a light rail stop than a heavy metro line. Although they need to split the blue and orange lines at some point, so who knows? |
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Mar 11, 2009 12:35:40 GMT -5
Also, it looks like Metro is going to use stimulus funds to close its budget deficit, so no service will be cut ( Examiner link) Magic money!!! Yayyy! |
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Post by Bando on Mar 11, 2009 15:15:33 GMT -5
Also, it looks like Metro is going to use stimulus funds to close its budget deficit, so no service will be cut ( Examiner link) Magic money!!! Yayyy! Isn't this exactly what a stimulus is supposed to do? It's not a long-term solution, obviously, but it keeps a transit-dependent populace from enduring heavy service cuts, which would just exacerbate the downturn. |
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Post by EasyEd on Mar 11, 2009 19:02:09 GMT -5
Also, it looks like Metro is going to use stimulus funds to close its budget deficit, so no service will be cut ( Examiner link) I agree that we could use garage expansion at a lot of outlying stations, but I don't know if Metro is going to have the budget for that anytime soon. In the short term, they could probably implement performance parking (charging more during peak times, less during non-peak) to alleviate some congestion. The aim is to get more people using Metro and get them off the road. Increasing parking fees during rush hour is not a help. As for walking to the Metro as was suggested. Let's see you do it when you are well over 70 years old with a bum back. |
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Post by Bando on Mar 11, 2009 19:46:28 GMT -5
Also, it looks like Metro is going to use stimulus funds to close its budget deficit, so no service will be cut ( Examiner link) I agree that we could use garage expansion at a lot of outlying stations, but I don't know if Metro is going to have the budget for that anytime soon. In the short term, they could probably implement performance parking (charging more during peak times, less during non-peak) to alleviate some congestion. The aim is to get more people using Metro and get them off the road. Increasing parking fees during rush hour is not a help. As for walking to the Metro as was suggested. Let's see you do it when you are well over 70 years old with a bum back. Well, I think Drums was joking, but most of the outer stations aren't walkable to anything anyway. Hey, I agree with you that we should expand garages. Performance parking won't have any affect on getting more people onto Metro, but it will make it possible for you to get a spot if you really need one. (conversely, this was why Metro's original proposal to charge for parking on weekends was stupid; if you want to encourage Metro use when there's plenty of space in the garage, charging for parking is counterproductive). |
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Post by DrumsGoBang on Mar 12, 2009 8:18:29 GMT -5
I wasn't kidding. You walk you ass to the station. There are also things called buses. Use them.
Chuck Norris turned 69 yesterday. I bet he still walks to the Metro....and when he gets there, the metro rides him.
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Post by EasyEd on Mar 12, 2009 9:37:51 GMT -5
I wasn't kidding. You walk you ass to the station. There are also things called buses. Use them. Chuck Norris turned 69 yesterday. I bet he still walks to the Metro....and when he gets there, the metro rides him. Your response shows how little you understand about life. |
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Post by quickplay on Mar 12, 2009 9:45:31 GMT -5
Why stop at just walking to the metro? Walk to your destination!!
Gosh Ed, it's people like you that expect government services to do EVERYTHING for them...
[sarcasm, duh]
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Post by DrumsGoBang on Mar 12, 2009 9:46:06 GMT -5
Haha? Life? When I was your age I was walking to the Metro uphill both ways in the snow during a heat wave in July.
My life is rough. It's hard out there for a pimp.
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Post by Bando on Mar 12, 2009 10:15:46 GMT -5
I wasn't kidding. You walk you ass to the station. There are also things called buses. Use them. Chuck Norris turned 69 yesterday. I bet he still walks to the Metro....and when he gets there, the metro rides him. In other Chuck Norris news, he's apparently a secessionist now. |
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Post by TC on Mar 12, 2009 10:28:53 GMT -5
In other Chuck Norris news, he's apparently a secessionist now. It's one thing to try to organize grassroots support, it's another thing to call them "cell groups". |
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Mar 12, 2009 11:03:22 GMT -5
In other Chuck Norris news, he's apparently a secessionist now. It's one thing to try to organize grassroots support, it's another thing to call them "cell groups". And it's pretty weak sauce that he fails to realize that so much of the corruption, shift from founders' vision, and other admonitions he makes came from the work of, uh, Texans. |
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