Is anyone being held accountable for the fact that the Purple Line is nearly 10 years delayed? |
Bethesda Row started to suck when Barnes and Noble was replaced by Anthropologie |
You have a chance to hold Larry Hogan accountable, at the ballot box. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/larry-hogan-purple-line-fiasco/ |
Complete nonsense. Of course it was designed to enable non-work trips as well as work trips. Of course it was intended to enable non-work trips as well as work trips. I do have children. I'm sorry that your life with children is evidently so limited. It usually gets better once the children get a bit older and more self-sufficient. By the time they're in middle school or high school, they can even use transit to get around, like buses - or the Purple Line, once it opens. |
You clearly do not live in Montgomery County if you are saying that your kids are self sufficient getting around on Ride On buses. That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard. |
Errands aren’t going to drive ridership to the projected level. Only the presence of new major employers will do that. Instead of making up unrealistic claims about people doing their errands using the purple line, focus on improving business conditions so that Bethesda and Silver Spring attract more jobs. None of the things that the left YIMBYs want will happen without more jobs and yet at every turn you ignore the problem or support ideas that make it worse. |
I live in Montgomery County, which has a whole program of free fares for kids on RideOn and Metro buses, called Kids Ride Free. And why? Because lots of kids in Montgomery County use the bus to go places. https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/kidsridefree/index.html |
What are you talking about? The Purple Line is getting built, whether or not you think people will use it for errands. |
Sadly it likely won’t open until 2028 at the absolute earliest, but I’m projecting a late 2029/early 2030 opening. Due to the inevitable delays, tram operator training, concrete issues, missing parts, something installed wrong, a missing bolt, etc. These projects always open up a year or two later than the revised projected date. |
None of the advocates want to answer the original question that prompted this part of the discussion: when will the Purple Line deliver a net positive economic benefit? |
Yes— if we could please hold the Chevy Chase Country Club and the Town of Chevy Chase accountable for their ridiculous lawsuit and Larry Hogan for screwing around that would be great. |
My off the cuff guess is 25 years. It takes time, and it can be a gamble. Despite the huge investment, the 40 year old Baltimore Subway Link has not brought the promised economic benefits. One could argue that’s because the system was not built out as originally planned. But, while that’s a good assumption, we really don’t know. |
So you have no idea but you still support the Purple Line. This is why we waste money on infrastructure and have no economic growth. |
We only have the models to go by, and the models showed oodles of economic growth. That’s why the thing is getting built. No one can predict the future. But growth takes time. |
You’re obviously lying. Because Ride On buses are notorious for not showing up. Doesn’t matter if fares are free if the bus never comes. |