RaTerrier t1_j5ubu2b wrote on January 25, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Reply to comment by giscard78 in Has WMATA Considered Underground? by Cooking_with_MREs

The problem with the above ground alignment is that there’s a long walk to get to anything from the station, because you have to cross the width of the highway + buffer before you get to anything.

giscard78 t1_j5uecyp wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:15 PM

laughs in Wheaton/Dupont/wherever escalator

keyjan t1_j5uhl5a wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:35 PM

Forest Glen is the worst. At least when an escalator screeches to a halt, you can keep using it. Elevators? Not so much...

way2gimpy t1_j5uz34m wrote on January 25, 2023 at 7:21 PM

That has nothing to do with whether the station is above or below ground. Most of the suburban stations are built in the middle of a highway. Noma is above ground and it’s right in the middle of the neighborhood. You’d be walking the same distance from the reston station to anywhere if the station was above or below ground.