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The 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
by ipython 4y ago
The 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- chimeracoder 4y agoYes, that's because the relevant law was repealed last year.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!