Killing the Purple Line is the prudent economic decision - despite billions spent

[Anonymous]

Hmm, most of the “youths” I see taking Metro avail themselves of the student discount - ie, jumping over the turnstiles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding? Bethesda to UMD? We want it. Thousands of college students, university profs and employees are eagerly waiting for it.

Don't be stupid.

More like maids and construction workers

Don’t be naive

Do you have a problem with maids and construction workers (who contribute to the Bethesda economy and can’t afford to live in Bethesda bc nimbys keep it unaffordable through crazy zoning laws)? Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Purple line is merely a tool to line the pockets of developers and Chevy Chase Land Company. Simple transfer of 10 billion from the public to private.

[Anonymous]

I came on here hoping to learn about the purple line and learned zero. The title of this thread has nothing to do with the article cited in the OP's post.

[Anonymous]

The Purple Line will benefit millions living in this area - the ones using it, and the ones whose other commutes will be a little cleaner because of the people using it.

I don't know what OP's angle is, or why they're imagining that at this point in the development the project is going to be scrapped, practically at the finish line. RFK Jr has more chance of getting elected President than the Purple Line has of being scrapped. And making a little thread on DCUM that will be read by what, 500 separate individuals, tops, won't change a thing.

Go ahead, OP. Do your worst...

[Anonymous]

That ship sailed years ago, OP. Your backyard will have a light rail in it. Admit defeat and move on. It's for the common good. I am happy that the Purple Line is coming into existence at long last!

[Anonymous]

Give up already! You bought a house that backs up to the abandoned trolly line and you thought that it was your personal private land despite the reality of the situation. You need to accept that it is happening and stop fighting.

If you actually cared about public money then you would realize that a huge part of the purple line cost has been the litigation and delays resulting from the litigation with NIMBY folks. Stop!

[Anonymous]

The is a complete waste of money and it will bankrupt MD. Virginia is not not stupid enough to subsidize this mistake. We will not contribute extra to cover the fiscal shortfall from Marylands irresponsible financial decisions. There is no political will to bail out MD here, so good luck everyone else.

[Anonymous]

They should have just built the purple line from Bethesda to silver spring, use the existing right of way called it a day. Building the rest of it eastward added tons to the cost and time, was the major engineering feat, and the train will be slow as molasses as it winds its way through PG.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give up already! You bought a house that backs up to the abandoned trolly line and you thought that it was your personal private land despite the reality of the situation. You need to accept that it is happening and stop fighting.

If you actually cared about public money then you would realize that a huge part of the purple line cost has been the litigation and delays resulting from the litigation with NIMBY folks. Stop!

True.

What is the point of this thread? The Purple Line is nearly open. It's been decades in the making.

What on earth do you hope to accomplish with your little idiocy on here?

[Anonymous]

OMG, people. The article that just appeared in The Post disclosed how horribly underfunded Metro is. I think OP was trying to point out that our first priority should be to metro, and we’ll be lucky to fund that, let alone deal with Purple Line costs, particularly when MoCo’s wealthier households are being replaced by much lower income families. It is not a pretty picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG, people. The article that just appeared in The Post disclosed how horribly underfunded Metro is. I think OP was trying to point out that our first priority should be to metro, and we’ll be lucky to fund that, let alone deal with Purple Line costs, particularly when MoCo’s wealthier households are being replaced by much lower income families. It is not a pretty picture.

The two budgets are separate. Shows what you know! So don't "OMG people" us when you know absolutely nothing about how these projects work and how they're funded.

And as a resident of MoCo's wealthier area, no, we're not going anywhere. So many people are ready to throw down 2-5M for a house in my neighborhood, there is no inventory, and there hasn't been for YEARS.

If you're the anti-Elrich, anti-liberal MoCo poster... sorry to tell you, we're doing pretty well here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG, people. The article that just appeared in The Post disclosed how horribly underfunded Metro is. I think OP was trying to point out that our first priority should be to metro, and we’ll be lucky to fund that, let alone deal with Purple Line costs, particularly when MoCo’s wealthier households are being replaced by much lower income families. It is not a pretty picture.

The two budgets are separate. Shows what you know! So don't "OMG people" us when you know absolutely nothing about how these projects work and how they're funded.

And as a resident of MoCo's wealthier area, no, we're not going anywhere. So many people are ready to throw down 2-5M for a house in my neighborhood, there is no inventory, and there hasn't been for YEARS.

If you're the anti-Elrich, anti-liberal MoCo poster... sorry to tell you, we're doing pretty well here.

IRS tax data shows that rich people are leaving MOCO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG, people. The article that just appeared in The Post disclosed how horribly underfunded Metro is. I think OP was trying to point out that our first priority should be to metro, and we’ll be lucky to fund that, let alone deal with Purple Line costs, particularly when MoCo’s wealthier households are being replaced by much lower income families. It is not a pretty picture.

The two budgets are separate. Shows what you know! So don't "OMG people" us when you know absolutely nothing about how these projects work and how they're funded.

And as a resident of MoCo's wealthier area, no, we're not going anywhere. So many people are ready to throw down 2-5M for a house in my neighborhood, there is no inventory, and there hasn't been for YEARS.

If you're the anti-Elrich, anti-liberal MoCo poster... sorry to tell you, we're doing pretty well here.

IRS tax data shows that rich people are leaving MOCO.

The zoning changes will accelerate this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm, most of the “youths” I see taking Metro avail themselves of the student discount - ie, jumping over the turnstiles.

Don’t students ride free?