Metro to Dulles International approved!

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by finnbow

This decision/controversy had nothing to do with fear of miscreants coming into the neighborhood as was the case for not bringing DC's Metro into Georgetown (way back when). What this was mostly about was that Metro's governing board (comprised of folks from organized labor-friendly Maryland and DC (Democrats) and labor-unfriendly Virginia (Republicans)) insisting upon a Project Labor Agreement in a Right-to-Work state. VA's Republicans were willing to go to the mat on this one and forgo this highly important project if it meant doing it with a PLA.

Originally Posted by Boreas

Elitism either way you slice it.

John

That's how I see it. And, just yet another way for a "Right to be a Slave" state to spread it's sickness.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Rex E.

I watched what they feared come to fruition in the St. Louis area. Are people wrong for wanting to protect their families and investments?

Nothing like a few east St. Louis gangs roaming around your shopping area to run off business and cause the places to shut down. Not to mention the theft and worse the shooting each other at Metrolink stops........

Originally Posted by Boreas

Wouldn't have been applicable in this case, my old neighborhood. It's almost entirely residential with just a smattering of high end mom & pop retailers. The concern was that people would ride the train up to Ruxton-Riderwood, steal your big screen TV and take it back to the ghetto on the train. As a result the area is severely underserved by public transportation... but who needs that when you've got your BMW and Lexus SUV in the carriage house?

John

Not really applicable here, either. This is the place where the "GreekFest Riot" took place, remember? They don't need a train to get to the beach when they can just hop in the hoopty and be there in twenty minutes. Actually, it was proven that the majority of "GreekFest" rioters were here "tourists" from NJ, NY and Philly. (Arrest records.)

So, there.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Hey, did you ever see David Lynch's "The Straight Story"? You can get pretty far on things like that!

More to Rex's point. There are places along the light rail route that might be susceptible to the sort of thing that happened in St. Louis, plenty of them, but it hasn't been a problem. Don't know why. Maybe effective policing but the light rail has been a decided plus for the metro area.

John

Same here. The usage by commuters is pretty high. I drove by Curlew Station recently just before "rush hour", the lot was full of cars. More on the train = Less on the road.