by MattW
It sounds like this will be similar to Atlanta's Beltline, except farther into the suburbs.
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afiggatt wrote:Came across this favorable column on the Purple Line by the Railway Age managing editor: Purple Line LRT: Suburban harbinger. I don't personally see the Purple Line as national transit game changer, but it will be a significant expansion of the reach of the DC Metro transit system.I lived in Bethesda for quite some time growing up and know the western end of the proposed right of way quite well.
Sand Box John wrote:"afiggatt"
Came across this favorable column on the Purple Line by the Railway Age managing editor: Purple Line LRT: Suburban harbinger. I don't personally see the Purple Line as national transit game changer, but it will be a significant expansion of the reach of the DC Metro transit system.
I am going to go out on a limb and predict that the Purple line will end up being suburban Washington's version of Baltimore's White Snail, as it will not reduce trip times between points along the corridor for both transit and non transit users.
Sand Box John wrote:
It should be noted, had Maryland followed through and fully built out the Baltimore system, then extend to the south to connect to Metrorail extensions heading north, shared trackage through service would have been Impossible because the load gauge of the 2 systems are incompatible.
Governor Larry Hogan today gave the green light for the Maryland Department of Transportation to move forward with the Purple Line, a 16.2-mile-long transit system connecting New Carrollton in Prince George’s County to Bethesda in Montgomery County. Purple Line Transit Partners has been selected by Maryland to build the light rail system. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with rail service opening for service in spring 2022.