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DCA is an exception (the law is a little more complicated; I was simplifying for the sake of the comment). The law applies to heavy rail, not light rail - the
by chimeracoder 4y ago
DCA is an exception (the law is a little more complicated; I was simplifying for the sake of the comment).
The law applies to heavy rail, not light rail - the NYC subway system is entirely heavy rail.
- ipython 4y agoThe silver line extension (hopefully opening by thanksgiving) includes a stop at IAD (Dulles airport, the third airport in the DC area class B airspace) as well.
- chimeracoder 4y agoYes, that's because the relevant law was repealed last year. The Silver Line was actually the impetus to finally end the policy. However, transit infrastructure is locked in once, built, so almost every other transit system in the country has this issue, because it was built before 2021. https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3v5j3/us-airports-no-longer-have-to-build-their-own-crappy-trains https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3v5j3/us-airports-no-longer...
- ipython 4y agoFascinating, til. Thanks!