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Kansas City's well-run streetcar system is so popular that they have ordered an additional streetcar which will be arriving on 5/13:

 

 

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  • I saw this strange intersection when I was in Greater Phoenix over the summer. Light rail travels along the primary street and passes right through the center of a roundabout. This allows auto traffic

  • ^That thing is ridiculous, maybe the intention is that if the intersection is convoluted enough people will slow down?    On-topic- That's awesome for KC, but I can't help but feel jealous t

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    I was thinking the Kansas City St. car extension was several years in the future, but it looks like it’s actually opening next year. This service is a great model for other transportation projects. Wi

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^They ordered two more, bringing their total fleet to six streetcars.  The original fleet was four streetcars.  This is number five.  

If they start routinely running more streetcars than they are now their numbers are really going to put ours to shame even more so than they are now.

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They probably need this fifth streetcar mostly to provide relief for their existing fleet on the existing route. If they are putting all four into operation during peak times, they have no spare available if one of them breaks down. Numbers six and seven will likely only be needed when the extensions are built.

^They've got a sixth coming in a few months, which will enable them to consistently run 5 during peak hours.  

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Link Light Rail continues to grow in Greater Seattle:

 

Lynnwood Link officially breaks ground

 

Lynnwood Link will extend light rail service on the Red and Blue lines by 8.5 miles along Interstate 5, passing through Shoreline and Mountlake Terrace before terminating at Lynnwood Transit Center, the main bus hub in South Snohomish County. Community Transit is planning a massive truncation of its commuter routes to feed into light rail trains, taking advantage of the more reliable travel times to reinvest service hours into expanded local routes. Several bus rapid transit routes, including the Stride network and the Swift Blue and Orange lines, will intersect with Link at stations built along the Lynnwood corridor.

 

 

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^i wonder how fast it can go through those pedestrian areas and if it can average a higher speed through them than on a street with mixed vehicle traffic 

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Those are some nice-looking trains.  

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“Kansas City Streetcar logs 2 million riders in 2019”

 

I.E. what happens when a streetcar is properly supported by local government

 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Kansas-City-Streetcar-logs-2-million-riders-in-2019--59610

 

“The Kansas City Streetcar Authority recorded 2,228,942 riders in 2019, a 5.5 increase compared with 2018's ridership level. 

 

“In 2019, streetcar ridership was highest on the weekends, authority officials said in a press release.”

 

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the mpls sw rail project involves a bit of tunneling:

 

 

MN: Southwest light-rail work tunnels through tight quarters in Minneapolis

 

The contractor hired to build the $2 billion Southwest light-rail project is using special equipment and methods to construct a half-mile tunnel for trains near the Kenilworth corridor in Minneapolis.

 

Janet Moore/Star Tribune

Jan 16th, 2020

 

 

The 14.5-mile Southwest line, which will connect downtown Minneapolis with Eden Prairie, is expected to begin service in 2023.

 

 

more:

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/news/21121523/mn-southwest-lightrail-work-tunnels-through-tight-quarters-in-minneapolis

6 minutes ago, mrnyc said:

the mpls sw rail project involves a bit of tunneling:

 

 

MN: Southwest light-rail work tunnels through tight quarters in Minneapolis

 

The contractor hired to build the $2 billion Southwest light-rail project is using special equipment and methods to construct a half-mile tunnel for trains near the Kenilworth corridor in Minneapolis.

 

Janet Moore/Star Tribune

Jan 16th, 2020

 

 

The 14.5-mile Southwest line, which will connect downtown Minneapolis with Eden Prairie, is expected to begin service in 2023.

 

 

more:

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/news/21121523/mn-southwest-lightrail-work-tunnels-through-tight-quarters-in-minneapolis

 

 

Let's force the new passenger trains underground, at great expense, but the freight trains are cool.  Got it.  

 

 

^ it says not about the freight rail, but they did it because housing was too close by.  

 

lucky its only a half mile of tunneling.

 

via an interesting method too, i never heard of pushing.

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Milwaukee streetcar to install digital kiosks
 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Milwaukee-streetcar-to-install-digital-kiosks--59784

 

Milwaukee city officials entered into a 10-year contract with Smart City Media LLC to implement a digital kiosk system to support streetcar operations in downtown Milwaukee later this spring.

 

Thirty-five touch-screen kiosks, called CityPosts, will be installed along The Hopstreetcar route, streetcar officials said in a press release.

 

The kiosks will post streetcar arrival times, transit connections, wayfinding and other city and visitor information, as well as provide free public Wi-Fi. The kiosks also will contain security cameras that will be integrated with the Milwaukee Police Department’s existing surveillance systems.

 

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After opening the new orange line in 2015, Portland's TriMet is now working to extend the MAX green line to Tualatin:

 

 

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I can’t figure out how a 1.6 mile tram is going to cost $1 billion, but otherwise this sounds like a good project. 
 

CA: Editorial: Want football fans to take transit? Build a people mover to the new Inglewood stadium

In a few years, there will be a lot of people traveling to possibly two new stadiums and an entertainment complex in Inglewood. Ideally, they would be able to get there on environmentally friendly, efficient public transit.

The Times Editorial Board

Los Angeles Times (TNS)
 

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/21130370/ca-editorial-want-football-fans-to-take-transit-build-a-people-mover-to-the-new-inglewood-stadium

 

Inglewood wants to solve the last-mile problem in a big, ambitious way. The city plans to build the Inglewood Transit Connector, a $1-billion automated "people mover" between the Crenshaw Line station in downtown Inglewood and the new sports and entertainment district. The 1.6-mile elevated tram would be designed to accommodate crowds during games and concerts, but would also serve the commuters who would be living and working in the growing neighborhood.

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MBTA awards Green Line B Branch station consolidation contract
 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/MBTA-awards-Green-Line-B-Branch-station-consolidation-contract--60048

 

“Under the contract, St. Paul Street and Boston University West stations will be demolished and rebuilt into one station; the Babcock Street and Pleasant Street stations will be demolished and rebuilt into another.“
 

In my opinion, all transit articles should include maps.  This one didn't, so I created it.

 

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Kansas City selects streetcar extension contractors
 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Kansas-City-selects-streetcar-extension-contractors--60250

 

The Kansas City City Council last week approved $7.4 million in design and construction contracts that will enable the Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) to begin pre-construction work on its Main Street extension later this year. 

About $4.7 million was allocated for design services and $2.7 million for pre-construction activities for the 3.6-mile streetcar extension that would connect Union Station to 51st Street [The Plaza / UMKC] in Kansas City, Missouri. 

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FTA advances KC Streetcar extension project to engineering phase

(I posted this in the transit thread first, but it makes more sense here.)
 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/FTA-advances-KC-Streetcar-extension-project-to-engineering-phase--60535

 

“The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) last week approved Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s (KCSA) Main Street extension project to enter the engineering phase of the federal Capital Investment Grants New Starts program.

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“The approval moves the $351 million project into the final phase of the federal program, positioning it to receive a future federal grant.  The project team is seeking $174 million in federal funding to be combined with local funding, KCSA officials said in a press release.

 

“The KCSA plans to finalize a federal grant award in early 2021, begin construction by 2022 and open the route in 2025.“
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$350M for a 3.5 mile extension. It’s crazy how much light rail costs in this country. I’m still glad the project is moving forward. 

Map note - I’m pretty sure this project is strictly the red dotted line, not the other proposed extension in purple. 

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DC - Maryland suburbs: Purple Line consortium threatens to pull out of light-rail project, report says

 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Purple-Line-consortium-threatens-to-pull-out-of-light-rail-project-report-says--60827

 

Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) has filed a notice of termination of a public-private partnership over a dispute with the state of Maryland over delays and cost overruns involving the Purple Line light-rail project.  The notice came two days after the PLTP consortium and its contractor passed a June 20 deadline to reach an agreement over who will pay delay-related costs, The Washington Post reported yesterday.

 

The contractor has threatened to quit the project May 1, saying the state has refused to pay for any of the $755 million in additional expenses on the $2 billion project.

 

The project calls for a 16-mile light-rail line extending from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County. The line would provide a direct connection to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Metrorail Red, Green and Orange lines at Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park and New Carrollton. In addition, it would connect with the Maryland Area Regional Commuter rail service and Amtrak.

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On 1/21/2019 at 2:49 PM, taestell said:

Seattle Transit Blog: The Downtown Streetcar is Alive

 

Mayor Jenny Durkan announced yesterday that the 1st Avenue streetcar will go ahead, if the city can secure $88m in new funding. In a release, the mayor offered her most enthusiastic endorsement of the Center City Connector to date.

 

I know several people that are involved in this Seattle Streetcar project and from what they have told me, Mayor Durkan's year long "pause" of the CCC added tens of millions of dollars to the project. So now there is a $88 million budget gap that City Council must find a way to fill in order for the project to proceed. (Any we though that Cranley's pause of the Cincinnati Streetcar adding $2 million to the project was big...)

 

The saga of the Center City Connector continues... the project has again been "paused" due to pandemic-related budget shortages. Anti-streetcar council members trying to seize the opportunity to cancel the project.

 

As a reminder, this project involves building the center section of the Seattle Streetcar, linking together the two existing sections that already operate from the edge of downtown out into other neighborhoods. It's really a no-brainer and needs to get built ASAP.

 

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Whenever I see other city's streetcar paths that are two-way on one street  I really wish Cincinnati would have done the streetcar two-way instead of separating the north/south by a block. I think it adds to people not seeing the streetcar coming which makes wait times feel longer, adds confusion to the route and its mostly just a perception issue but also it's a more circuitous route.

 

I know the intention was to spread out development and to potentially move quicker with timed lights but in reality a simple alignment from the carousel to Findlay on a two-way Vine street would have been so much better and would have allowed for an easier extension up the hill as well. 

1 hour ago, ucgrady said:

I know the intention was to spread out development and to potentially move quicker with timed lights but in reality a simple alignment from the carousel to Findlay on a two-way Vine street would have been so much better and would have allowed for an easier extension up the hill as well. 

 

I think even a North on Vine, South on Race route would have been better. Would still hit Findlay Market and Washington Part, and it would cut straight down the middle of OTR within two blocks of pretty much everything.

 

The jog is not intuitive for anyone. I was never very happy with the alignment going on 4 different North/South streets and additional stops on 2nd, Central parkway, and 12th.

The blocks in Portland are 200x200, not 400x400 like ours, so the parallel streets are much closer.  You can see and hear the streetcars on the parallel street much more easily there.  

 

 

3 hours ago, ucgrady said:

Whenever I see other city's streetcar paths that are two-way on one street  I really wish Cincinnati would have done the streetcar two-way instead of separating the north/south by a block. I think it adds to people not seeing the streetcar coming which makes wait times feel longer, adds confusion to the route and its mostly just a perception issue but also it's a more circuitous route.

 

In 2018, I got to hang out with the director of the Kansas City Streetcar for a few hours and while we were walking the route, he made the exact same comment to me -- because both directions travel on the same street, it feels twice as frequent to the average bystander.

 

Cincinnati's configuration is very similar to Portland's. Both systems travel on one-way four-lane streets, which allow for the streetcars to stop "in traffic" but not block the whole street, as cars can get around in the other travel lane. But, as Jake mentioned, their blocks are much smaller than Cincinnati's blocks, so running on parallel one-way streets is less of an issue there.

 

I didn't get involved in streetcar stuff until after the route was already selected, so I missed all of the debates on that topic. I think a route utilizing Vine Street from The Banks to Findlay Market would have been cool, but I do think the planners wanted to "spread out development" like you said. Additionally, Mallory and City Council probably did not want to fight the political fight of making Vine Street two-way in the CBD.

The one-way configuration avoided the need to eliminate almost any on-street parking.  By contrast, running both tracks the length of Vine St. would have required eliminating all on-street parking.  It also would have required a significant amount of non-revenue track to reach the maintenance facility.  Both tracks on Race St. would have been much easier to pull off politically, would have completely avoided the 5-way intersection, and could have reached the maintenance barn very easily. 

 

I am still a fan of my own "lower-case 'h'" expansion plan.  If that were built and the current westbound Central Parkway routing were moved to 12th, I believe we'd have the best of the modern streetcar track layouts. 

On 7/3/2020 at 1:39 AM, Dougal said:

Trouble with the Purple Line in suburban Washington DC.  The trouble is about time and money, of course.  $755 million cost overrun on a $1.9 billion base. That plus a couple of years. The contractor and Maryland are finger-pointing.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/06/24/purple-line-builders-seek-settlement-on-overruns.html

 

Construction has resumed; I'm not sure what accomodation has been reached.

Remember: It's the Year of the Snake

Milwaukee: The Couture Developer Secures Financing

 

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2020/06/26/eyes-on-milwaukee-the-couture-developer-secures-financing/

 

"Barrett Lo Visionary Development has crossed a major milestone for the The Couture. The firm has secured the necessary private financing commitments to advance the 44-story, $122 million apartment tower according to a statement from developer Rick Barrett."

 

Obviously this is a big project for Milwaukee, but even more importantly, this enables the completion of the second streetcar route.  The base of this project will include a new streetcar and bus terminal.  Since the streetcar route goes right through this building, that loop has sat incomplete for about 2 years.

 

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The Lakefront Line is the Green line on the map below - the Couture is at the far east end of this, right over the short southbound section.  (The solid blue line is the current streetcar route.)  The gold line with white dots is the next priority, although once it became obvious that they couldn't finish it in time for the DNC their plans may have changed.  The Milwaukee Art Museum (with the stunning Calatrava designed pavilion featuring opening "wings" - it's in the second illustration above) and Milwaukee Discovery World (kids' science museum) are on the lake just across the road from the Couture site and streetcar station.

 

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I'm loving what Milwaukee is doing. This might be worth cross-posting in the non-Ohio development section so more people will see it.

 

BTW, I'm going to be in Milwaukee three weeks from today. I'm looking forward to seeing what they're doing with the streetcar and downtown development. They have more construction cranes over downtown than any Ohio city.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

^Not over Columbus (I was just in Milwaukee not too long ago).  But yes, they are doing a DARN good job regarding a Rustbelt city turn-around.

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

2 hours ago, KJP said:

I'm loving what Milwaukee is doing. This might be worth cross-posting in the non-Ohio development section so more people will see it.

 

BTW, I'm going to be in Milwaukee three weeks from today. I'm looking forward to seeing what they're doing with the streetcar and downtown development. They have more construction cranes over downtown than any Ohio city.

 

Can you imagine where they'd be if Scott Walker hadn't foolishly cancelled the high speed rail project?  Also, I did cross-post in the Milwaukee development thread; I just forgot to reference the cross-post here.

 

When you're in Milwaukee, be sure to get a meal at the Calderone Club (Italian) across the street from the downtown Hyatt, or its Pizzeria Napoletana sibling next door, San Giorgio.  They are both OUTSTANDING!

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Flyover of the Sound Transit East Link light rail line through Bellevue, WA:

 

 

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phoenix valley metro light rail extension moves forward:

 

 

 

Rail News: Passenger Rail

Valley Metro awards contract for light-rail extension project

 

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Rendering of Valley Metro's planned Metrocenter Station on the Northwest light-rail extension.

 

 

Valley Metro’s board last week awarded the Kiewit-McCarthy joint venture a $257.3 million contract to construct Phase II of the Northwest light-rail extension in Phoenix. 

 

The project would extend light-rail 1.6 miles on Dunlap Avenue from 19th Avenue to a terminus on the west side of Interstate 17. 

 

Utility relocation, the first stage of construction, is expected to begin in August, Valley Metro officials said in a press release.

 

The project is funded through Transportation 2050, a multimodal transportation plan approved by Phoenix voters, as well as regional transportation funds and a federal grant.

 

 

more:

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Valley-Metro-awards-contract-for-light-rail-extension-project--61029

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The REI co-op has abandoned plans to take occupancy of its under-construction HQ next to the new light rail line in Bellevue, WA:

https://www.bellevuedowntown.com/go/rei-at-the-spring-district

 

What's really disappointing about the site plan is that it includes 876 parking spaces - this from a company that sells a ton of bicycles. 

 

 

 

On 7/9/2020 at 1:33 PM, Dougal said:

Construction has resumed; I'm not sure what accomodation has been reached.

 

The resumption of Purple Line construction in the Maryland suburbs of Wash DC was only for the purpose of an orderly shut-down.  We're at full stop again, with no hint of a resolution. Is Annapolis hoping for a Biden Administration bailout???

Remember: It's the Year of the Snake

Kansas City has been awarded a big chunk of federal funding towards a major expansion of their streetcar system:

 

 

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"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

On 8/19/2020 at 1:02 PM, Dougal said:

 

The resumption of Purple Line construction in the Maryland suburbs of Wash DC was only for the purpose of an orderly shut-down.  We're at full stop again, with no hint of a resolution. Is Annapolis hoping for a Biden Administration bailout???

Purple Line construction is underway again; although from what I can see (Connecticut Ave/Chevy Chase and Lyttonsville stations) it is sporadic. Apparently they are burning what's left of already appropriated funds; what comes after that money is gone is not clear. Oddly, the first section of the line to be operated will be in Prince George's County, where ridership is predicted to be the lowest.

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Here’s Progressive Railroading’s article on the recent FTA grant of $15M towards RTa’s RedLine car replacement. Why did I post it in the non-Ohio light rail / streetcar thread? Because the other part of the article is on yet another grant to extend the KC streetcar. And this is NOT the extension we’ve been discussing recently. Rather, this extends the north end of the line another half mile to get closer to the river. It’s amazing what happens when various political factions get together and actually support this type of project. (Ahem, cough, Cranley)
 

FTA awards BUILD grants to KC Streetcar extension, Cleveland RTA rail-car project

 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/FTA-awards-BUILD-grants-to-KC-Streetcar-extension-Cleveland-RTA-rail-car-project--61548

 

The FTA awarded KCATA a $14.2 million grant to fund the Kansas City Streetcar’s Riverfront Extension. The project will extend the existing downtown streetcar line about a half mile from 3rd Street and Grand Boulevard to the base of Grand Avenue Bridge on the Berkley Riverfront in Kansas City, Missouri. 

FTA’s BUILD grant represents 70 percent of the $22.2 million project, and allows it to advance through the design phase and complete construction, Kansas Streetcar Authority (KCSA) officials said in a press release.

The remaining funding for this project will come local sources, including $5 million from Port KC. 

 

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Milwaukee Couture / streetcar transit hub / BRT update:

 

Milwaukee County Is Building Its Rapid Bus Line Without the Matching Skyscraper

https://www.milwaukeemag.com/milwaukee-is-building-its-transit-center-with-or-without-the-matching-skyscraper/

 

This article is pretty negative, but I think the actual situation is better than it's been over the last two years.  As I posted about two months ago, they finally got the private financing lined up for the skyscraper.  Part of that project will be a new streetcar transit hub, and apparently the downtown terminus of the coming BRT line.  (The reason I'm posting it in the streetcar thread.)  The current challenge is that a federal loan guarantee to the developer for the project expired quite a while ago, so now they have to reapply for that.  I'm not sure if it's just a formality, or if there is risk to securing the federal loan guarantee.

 

It's really important that this whole thing gets finished, otherwise Milwaukee will need to repay the feds money for the old transit hub that was demolished to make way for this project.  They MIGHT be able to extend the streetcar a little to go around the site and avoid the federal repayment, but that would require additional planning and a source of funding for the extension.  Hopefully all goes well.

 

The linked article is primarily on a new BRT line they are moving forward with from the western suburbs.

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More DC suburban Purple Line news.  Construction has stopped again. Workmen will be present only to secure the construction sites and remove the contractors equipment. By mid-October there will be more lawyers than construction workers employed in the project and I will have half of a bridge over Connecticut Avenue to look at for the foreseeable future. Eventually, with the State of Maryland as prime contractor, a new construction company will be hired.

 

The chief causes of the problem supposedly were: 1) CSX dithering over requirements for a crash wall where their tracks and the Purple Line are parallel, and 2) Maryland applying revised storm water management rules to the project after construction was already well along. 

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/09/24/purple-line-workers-packing-up/

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CSX and the State of Maryland -- two staunch opponents of passenger rail and urbanism.

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck

On 10/1/2020 at 8:13 AM, KJP said:

CSX and the State of Maryland -- two staunch opponents of passenger rail and urbanism.

I don't think Maryland is anti-rail. The MARC system (commuter rail for Baltimore and DC) is fairly extensive; Baltimore has state-funded  modern subway and light-rail lines; and MD does it's share with Washington Metro and Purple Line. The current governor, who began his term at best indifferent to transit, is much more onboard lately and has pledged to finish the Purple line. 

 

My only complaint about the MARC is that it only supports center-city commutes; all trains on the western line run into DC in the morning and out in the afternoon. You can't go the other way.

 

Remember: It's the Year of the Snake

11 minutes ago, Dougal said:

I don't think Maryland is anti-rail. The MARC system (commuter rail for Baltimore and DC) is fairly extensive; Baltimore has state-funded  modern subway and light-rail lines; and MD does it's share with Washington Metro and Purple Line. The current governor, who began his term at best indifferent to transit, is much more onboard lately and has pledged to finish the Purple line. 

 

My only complaint about the MARC is that it only supports center-city commutes; all trains on the western line run into DC in the morning and out in the afternoon. You can't go the other way.

 

 

Hogan killed the Red Line in Baltimore though.

23 minutes ago, DEPACincy said:

 

Hogan killed the Red Line in Baltimore though.

But he supported the Purple Line, saying Maryland could only afford one.  DC-oriented Montgomery and Prince George's Counties (where the Purple Line will run some day) matter more in Annapolis than Baltimore does these days.

Remember: It's the Year of the Snake

On 10/1/2020 at 3:12 AM, Dougal said:

More DC suburban Purple Line news.  Construction has stopped again. Workmen will be present only to secure the construction sites and remove the contractors equipment. By mid-October there will be more lawyers than construction workers employed in the project and I will have half of a bridge over Connecticut Avenue to look at for the foreseeable future.

Maryland is testing the theory that half a bridge is better than none.  The deer and foxes will have to single-track across Connecticut Avenue.

 

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