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sporkityfork t1_je627xn wrote
Reply to comment by __main__py in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
Yeah, I agree that it shouldn't be DC's problem at all, it's Virginia's problem. I think Maryland's MARC is a great example of what can be done. You can take rail from Baltimore to Harpers Ferry. That rules. Virginia has VRE but it's pretty limited.
For us out here, we have Vienna, Reston, and Ashburn as good options. And some people use the Loudoun commuter buses when it makes sense for them to. I personally use either Reston or Vienna metro.
Imagine if you dudes could take rail out to Shenandoah National Park. That would be cool IMO. Not as big of an impact of being able to take rail to Dulles, but still cool.
EDIT: It's incredibly dumb IMO that Harpers Ferry has rail services but Winchester doesn't. Plenty of commuters in both places.
sporkityfork t1_je5z6th wrote
Reply to comment by EhrenScwhab in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
I kinda get it. If you live in DC there's not really much reason for you to go out there. It's a perspective thing. Especially if you don't have a car, somehow getting out to some place in the mountains can kinda suck.
sporkityfork t1_je5upwo wrote
Reply to comment by EhrenScwhab in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
Lmfao. I had a great bartender at Solly’s describe my area as “somewhere in southern VA” but we are really only 70 miles out and still in the northern part of the state. It’s kinda fun living in scary barbarian lands…
sporkityfork t1_je5t99n wrote
Reply to comment by LS6 in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
Front Royal. The end of 66. It’s about an hour to a metro station, not bad really.
sporkityfork t1_je5s53n wrote
Reply to comment by 22304_selling in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
People live where they live for many reasons. Transit options aren’t always the top reasons. No need to get into that when I’m just saying it would be good for my state to invest in more good stuff :)
sporkityfork t1_je5jbm0 wrote
Reply to comment by 22304_selling in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
Yeah I'm not saying it makes perfect fiscal sense for everywhere, it's just a "wish". I'm actually quite happy with 66 to get me to a station, but I envision a region fully connected by rail. Not based in reality just a dream haha
sporkityfork t1_je5fw2k wrote
I really wish more jurisdictions in Virginia would get on board with funding and approvals for more connections to Metro. Having that kind of connectivity to the city and airports makes life better IMO. I live in what most in this sub would consider the hinterlands, but I typically drive to the nearest Metro station whenever I need to get somewhere. It's just more pleasant.
sporkityfork t1_jdwdeq0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
Dude I come in from Front Royal all the time on the metro lol. Some people are just car addicts
sporkityfork t1_jdtesyt wrote
Reply to comment by super-secret-fujoshi in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
Silver was crowded but not delayed for us. Guess some lines were worse!
sporkityfork t1_jdtay4b wrote
Reply to comment by MammothBobcat251 in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
Oh damn.
sporkityfork t1_jdt3l59 wrote
Reply to lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
Meanwhile the metro was perfect... I was laughing at the car chaos today.
sporkityfork t1_je6kz7y wrote
Reply to comment by sylver_dragon in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
Yeah. I've lived that life. VRE didn't make sense to me at the time based on where I had to work. I also wasn't very familiar with the bus system in that area at the time. This is why I95 is such a hellish road between DC and FXBG...
Virginia planners would rather build an expensive privately operated toll road than to put rail in....
It is really wonderful that Loudoun County planners have been supportive of comprehensive rail and bus transit. Other counties that really should be like Stafford haven't been...
And it doesn't help that a lot of people that live that far out, certainly out where I live, see DC as practically Mordor...