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The lack of planning and forethought is criminal for the taxes we're paying.
by rplst8 11y ago
The lack of planning and forethought is criminal for the taxes we're paying.
- sageabilly 11y agoWell, do keep in mind the origins of the Metro itself- I've talked with older residents in DC who remember when Metro was being built people were terrified it'd bring the problems of the inner city out to the suburbs; remember that it was being planned/built in the late 60s/early 70s when DC was a much more violent and scary city than it is today. This is what led to the system being inefficient and weirdly laid out in the first place.
- uberdog 11y agoAnd totally skipping Georgetown.
- eli 11y agoMetro didn't skip Georgetown by choice, that's a myth.
- hueving 11y agoAre you implying that the stops weren't deliberately chosen?
- eli 11y agoI'm saying that a Metro stop in Georgetown was obviously desirable, but technical constraints prevented its construction. There's an urban legend that community opposition forced Metro to cancel plans to build a stop there, but there's no evidence that's true. See e.g. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/423/georgetown-never-blocked-metro-stop/ http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/423/georgetown-neve...
- eli 11y agoI don't think that's right. I've heard this story before too, but I don't think it played much of a role in the Metro layout. The system map implies the exact opposite of what you're saying: it's very good at bringing people from the suburbs to downtown and back. That's actually one of the main criticisms of it today: that it is set up like a commuter rail and not a subway.