Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Scanning blog proposals for Metro expansion

There are several blogs that have recently published proposed maps of new Metro stations and/or lines, and some include streetcar lines under consideration for the area. Here are some of the proposals which I find most compelling:

From ЦARЬCHITECT (pronounced "tsarchitect") - a truly unique proposal including an inner ring line around the Metro core: Link: http://tsarchitect.nsflanagan.net/?p=42

From one of my favorite local transit blogs, Track Twenty-Nine, is this proposal for a regional rail system that includes a light-blue line running north-south from Silver Spring to the Pentagon and a pink line that nearly completes an "outer" circumferencial line around the city: http://tracktwentynine.blogspot.com/2008/05/making-your-mind-up.html

Also from Track Twenty-Nine is this VERY educational discussion of the proposed re-alignment of the Blue Line to accomdate the new Silver Line: http://tracktwentynine.blogspot.com/2008/11/understanding-blue-line-reroute.html

From Greater Greater Washington, another outstanding local transit and development blog, comes this revised "Metro 2030" proposal that seems very realistic and well thought-out: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=865

Also from GGW - this remarkably comprehensive proposal for a DC-Baltimore regional transit network: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=644

This excellent and comprehensive series of proposals for regional commuter rail, metro-rail, streetcar and BRT networks, is courtesy of BeyondDC: http://beyonddc.com/features/transitvision2008/?PHPSESSID=eda3105ac4e718d5d8c4f127006951be

And finally, a map of transit proposals for Fairfax County, VA, also from BeyondDC: http://www.beyonddc.com/features/transit/fairfax.html

Enjoy!

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