Posts tagged Blue Line
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Breakfast links: Triggers
Maybe no tax cuts?; Eventual traffic calming; No streetcar referendum; Alexandria stems flooding; Chickenshare; #1 for walking; Women attacked on Met Branch; See the Blue Line; Florence and the interchange; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Love (and snow) is in the air
One two (three?) punch; Virginia is for more lovers; Grounded; Snowed-in street grids; Half empty or half full?; COG goes to Congress; Bethesdans against nightlife; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Reconnect the grid
Covering I-395 will reconnect the grid; Snow cripples southern cities; Job training for DC’s hardest-hit; WMATA botches new signs; Fairfaxers caught texting while driving; Provocative posters; Too cold to bike?; And…. Keep reading…
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Three ways Metro’s loop proposal could get better
Metro’s proposed loop has generated much discussion about the future of the transit system. While new capacity is an important goal, it’s not the only goal. Metro should also try to avoid designing in problems. A few tweaks could greatly improve the proposal. One of the challenges of adding in a new crosstown line where one was never envisioned is dealing with transfers. It’s… Keep reading…
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How would Metro’s loop work with an Arlington express line?
Last week, we discussed Metro’s proposed new downtown loop line in terms of the Blue and Yellow lines. Metro also plans to feed the loop with a new “express” line along I-66 in Arlington. While Metro’s plans are still in the early stages, at the moment, they seem to be focusing on a new line that would follow I-66 between East Falls Church and Rosslyn,… Keep reading…
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How might the new Metro loop work?
Last week, WMATA planners released a proposal for a new Metro loop downtown to help relieve capacity issues on the other lines. How might this new line operate? Details are scarce, but we can talk about some possibilities. Keep reading…
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Metro maps out loop line between DC and Arlington
To relieve congestion on the Orange and Blue lines and support future growth in the region’s core, Metro is proposing a loop line between downtown DC and Arlington. They’ve just created a map of what the service might look like. Keep reading…
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Metro beyond 2025, part 2: The Blue Line to Georgetown
Yesterday, we discussed how Metro could grow its core capacity if it chooses to build a Rosslyn wye in the short run. Today we’ll look at how a terminal for the Blue Line could fit into the picture. Today, Rosslyn is the biggest bottleneck in the system, which will only get worse when the Silver Line opens. Three lines vie for space in one tunnel from Rosslyn eastward, which limits… Keep reading…
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Metro beyond 2025: Possible futures with new connections
Last week, we talked about plans to give Metro the capacity it needs to get through 2025. What about beyond? The primary issue after 2025 will be cross-Potomac capacity. Metro will likely choose to build, hopefully by 2025, either a new terminal for the Blue Line at Rosslyn that doesn’t share tracks with the Orange or Silver Lines, or a “wye” so trains from Vienna… Keep reading…
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Metro’s stuffed full at Rosslyn. What can be done?
Why aren't there more Orange or Blue Line trains? Rosslyn, one of the biggest chokepoints in the system. Here are some proposals Metro has made to fix this problem. Keep reading…