Comments on: Trolley Cars and Sandbags http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2010/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dr. Daniel Kraus http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2010/comment-page-1/#comment-183282 Dr. Daniel Kraus Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:17:40 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=2010#comment-183282 There must be protective measure that can be put in place to keep the students safe. Just one student getting run over would be too many, with that being said, traffic up there now is pretty thick. Students don't just walk across the street without looking any more. There must be protective measure that can be put in place to keep the students safe. Just one student getting run over would be too many, with that being said, traffic up there now is pretty thick. Students don’t just walk across the street without looking any more.

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]]> By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2010/comment-page-1/#comment-182887 David Daddio Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:05:19 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=2010#comment-182887 I'll leave the transit planning to the transit planners. These projects have to meet strict cost-effectiveness standards for federal money. Putting the line further away from where people need to be lowers ridership and increases track length... which increases costs. You don't need parking at every stop along the route. In fact, it's preferable to not have parking most of the time and instead rely on multi-modal transportation hubs that link bus stops, light rail, and in some instances highways and parking garages where it makes sense. A resoundingly pedestrian place like a college campus is not one of those places. People will park in bethesda, new carrolton, or silver spring and ride the purple line on to campus. I’ll leave the transit planning to the transit planners. These projects have to meet strict cost-effectiveness standards for federal money. Putting the line further away from where people need to be lowers ridership and increases track length… which increases costs.

You don’t need parking at every stop along the route. In fact, it’s preferable to not have parking most of the time and instead rely on multi-modal transportation hubs that link bus stops, light rail, and in some instances highways and parking garages where it makes sense. A resoundingly pedestrian place like a college campus is not one of those places. People will park in bethesda, new carrolton, or silver spring and ride the purple line on to campus.

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]]> By: A Student http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2010/comment-page-1/#comment-182676 A Student Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:45:11 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=2010#comment-182676 How does rerouting the purple line destroy the entire project? The state already owns the land in the middle of 193 (duh), and the 193 route will end up at the same spot on the north side of campus as planned. There just needs to be a few changes to the route south of campus. Never mind that MTA doesn't seem to consider that there won't be any sort of parking available to those who would want to get on the purple line at campus. Parking on campus is becoming increasingly scarce, with no solution in sight (plans for any additional future parking garages have been nixed due to funding, DOTS's current solution is to make the parking spaces tighter- oh joy, now they're barely wide enough for my compact car. But that's a separate rant.). The purple line is also planned to go through a lot of pedestrian areas. Think about about fast light rail travels in downtown Baltimore, along Howard St. It's pretty slow, probably about 10 mph, if that. The purple line is going to have travel at that speed or slower for much of the proposed route. That's not going to save anyone any time from commuting, even when you consider the horrific traffic along the beltway. Another route I would consider is along the ICC. There's still a considerable amount of right away available, why not use it? How does rerouting the purple line destroy the entire project? The state already owns the land in the middle of 193 (duh), and the 193 route will end up at the same spot on the north side of campus as planned. There just needs to be a few changes to the route south of campus.

Never mind that MTA doesn’t seem to consider that there won’t be any sort of parking available to those who would want to get on the purple line at campus. Parking on campus is becoming increasingly scarce, with no solution in sight (plans for any additional future parking garages have been nixed due to funding, DOTS’s current solution is to make the parking spaces tighter- oh joy, now they’re barely wide enough for my compact car. But that’s a separate rant.).

The purple line is also planned to go through a lot of pedestrian areas. Think about about fast light rail travels in downtown Baltimore, along Howard St. It’s pretty slow, probably about 10 mph, if that. The purple line is going to have travel at that speed or slower for much of the proposed route. That’s not going to save anyone any time from commuting, even when you consider the horrific traffic along the beltway.

Another route I would consider is along the ICC. There’s still a considerable amount of right away available, why not use it?

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]]> By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2010/comment-page-1/#comment-182501 David Daddio Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:53:51 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=2010#comment-182501 People will have to start looking before they cross. Saying the purple line can't be on campus drive is tantamount to destroying the entire project. People will have to start looking before they cross. Saying the purple line can’t be on campus drive is tantamount to destroying the entire project.

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]]> By: 4car http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2010/comment-page-1/#comment-182396 4car Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:38:06 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/?p=2010#comment-182396 Now, let’s consider the physics of the situation. A bike, car, or bus is much lighter than a train. So, trains need more stopping distance. Hmm, that’s not good for students who step out without looking. Now, let’s consider the physics of the situation. A bike, car, or bus is much lighter than a train. So, trains need more stopping distance. Hmm, that’s not good for students who step out without looking.

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