Comments on: Visionary Metro Proposal – Seeing Purple, Silver, and Green http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/ 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: DeafDC Blog » Opening More Doors http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/comment-page-1/#comment-10787 DeafDC Blog » Opening More Doors Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:51:57 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/#comment-10787 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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]]> By: Keith http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/comment-page-1/#comment-7958 Keith Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:40:41 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/#comment-7958 These sorts of projects are never as easy as they appear, but continuing the Green Line along its current path adjacent to the Marc Camden Line tracks would seem relatively straightforward and useful. Put stations at (1) the existing train stop at Route 1 and Muirkirk, (2) a new mixed-use "downtown Laurel" (on the site of the large warehouses opposite Laurel Mall), (3) the train station where rail meets Route 32 and (4) where the rail crosses Route 100. Sprinkle a few more stations here and there to taste. Continue north until the rail meets Hanover Road, turn right and head into the airport. Sticking close to the rail eases right-of-way while staying in the corridor bounded by I-95 and the B/W Parkway provides access by auto. These sorts of projects are never as easy as they appear, but continuing the Green Line along its current path adjacent to the Marc Camden Line tracks would seem relatively straightforward and useful. Put stations at (1) the existing train stop at Route 1 and Muirkirk, (2) a new mixed-use “downtown Laurel” (on the site of the large warehouses opposite Laurel Mall), (3) the train station where rail meets Route 32 and (4) where the rail crosses Route 100. Sprinkle a few more stations here and there to taste. Continue north until the rail meets Hanover Road, turn right and head into the airport.

Sticking close to the rail eases right-of-way while staying in the corridor bounded by I-95 and the B/W Parkway provides access by auto.

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]]> By: NOAAguy http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/comment-page-1/#comment-5675 NOAAguy Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:18:22 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/#comment-5675 The linked article says that East Columbia would be near the intersection of 95&32. I think the map was the first crack at plans that are still on the wish list. The linked article says that East Columbia would be near the intersection of 95&32. I think the map was the first crack at plans that are still on the wish list.

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]]> By: BK http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/comment-page-1/#comment-5640 BK Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:42:04 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/#comment-5640 That's a huge gap of land between Konterra and East Columbia, I have yet to figure out, where exactly are they talking about when they say "East Columbia"? Laurel Mall is a major bus hub, placing another stop further up in laurel proper would make sense. Also what dosnt add up, is grab a map and trace the line from the konterra project to columbia back down to nsa out to odenton town center (near the odenton marc) and back out to dorsey then loop back to bwi. Really snakey... What makes Metro great is that it's not just a series of parallel "line haul" transit lines, they cross so you can bounce around dc easily and that's what we need in the suburbs, crossing metro lines so that it's easy to go from nsa to rockville, or bwi to bowie. maybe a simultaneous orange line extension bowie crofton odenton ft meade dorsey columbia (atleast 2), and green line konterra, laurel, dorsey, arundel mills, bwi. too many people want coverage by one line, but other than commuter traffic it would be almost useless to have a line-pull setup, and those commuters are already using marc. dont get me wrong, i'd love to see this, but i'd like to see them do it right. That’s a huge gap of land between Konterra and East Columbia, I have yet to figure out, where exactly are they talking about when they say “East Columbia”? Laurel Mall is a major bus hub, placing another stop further up in laurel proper would make sense. Also what dosnt add up, is grab a map and trace the line from the konterra project to columbia back down to nsa out to odenton town center (near the odenton marc) and back out to dorsey then loop back to bwi. Really snakey… What makes Metro great is that it’s not just a series of parallel “line haul” transit lines, they cross so you can bounce around dc easily and that’s what we need in the suburbs, crossing metro lines so that it’s easy to go from nsa to rockville, or bwi to bowie. maybe a simultaneous orange line extension bowie crofton odenton ft meade dorsey columbia (atleast 2), and green line konterra, laurel, dorsey, arundel mills, bwi. too many people want coverage by one line, but other than commuter traffic it would be almost useless to have a line-pull setup, and those commuters are already using marc. dont get me wrong, i’d love to see this, but i’d like to see them do it right.

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]]> By: NOAAguy http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/comment-page-1/#comment-5181 NOAAguy Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:21:38 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/261/#comment-5181 Never mind. I see you had East Columbia on the map. Never mind. I see you had East Columbia on the map.

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