The Purple Line builders want out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There has been enough talk and debate. Hundreds of millions have been spent in overrun costs as a result. Years wasted. The fact that a few rich elitist aholes block it because of their bike trails is absurd. We block the improvement on congestion, transport, and pollution for millions of people just so elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. Screw them. Time to arm HUD against the rich areas of MoCo.

Not so the elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. If they had wanted a bike trail, they would have supported the Purple Line. So the elitist 1%ers can have a "linear park".

It's not just the bike trail. Bethesda already has way too many people. It's too congested. I for one dread trying to get around (by get around, I mean walk) Bethesda row area after the purple line opens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There has been enough talk and debate. Hundreds of millions have been spent in overrun costs as a result. Years wasted. The fact that a few rich elitist aholes block it because of their bike trails is absurd. We block the improvement on congestion, transport, and pollution for millions of people just so elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. Screw them. Time to arm HUD against the rich areas of MoCo.

Not so the elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. If they had wanted a bike trail, they would have supported the Purple Line. So the elitist 1%ers can have a "linear park".

It's not just the bike trail. Bethesda already has way too many people. It's too congested. I for one dread trying to get around (by get around, I mean walk) Bethesda row area after the purple line opens.

You're opposing a project that will help people get around in the Bethesda area on grounds that it's hard for people to get around in the Bethesda area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There has been enough talk and debate. Hundreds of millions have been spent in overrun costs as a result. Years wasted. The fact that a few rich elitist aholes block it because of their bike trails is absurd. We block the improvement on congestion, transport, and pollution for millions of people just so elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. Screw them. Time to arm HUD against the rich areas of MoCo.

Not so the elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. If they had wanted a bike trail, they would have supported the Purple Line. So the elitist 1%ers can have a "linear park".

It's not just the bike trail. Bethesda already has way too many people. It's too congested. I for one dread trying to get around (by get around, I mean walk) Bethesda row area after the purple line opens.

You're opposing a project that will help people get around in the Bethesda area on grounds that it's hard for people to get around in the Bethesda area?

yep

[Anonymous]

I work in Bethesda but live in DC, so I am a little clueless about this, but isn't the purple line terminus on Federal Property at NIH and WRNMMC? I have been driving by that construction for quite a while and always assumed that it was the new Purple Line Station. How does that Federal Land footprint impact the Country Club or the Bike path?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work in Bethesda but live in DC, so I am a little clueless about this, but isn't the purple line terminus on Federal Property at NIH and WRNMMC? I have been driving by that construction for quite a while and always assumed that it was the new Purple Line Station. How does that Federal Land footprint impact the Country Club or the Bike path?

No, that's not the Purple Line. That's new elevators and an underpass for the Medical Center Metro station. The Purple Line starts (or ends) at the Bethesda Metro station and then goes on the Georgetown Branch right-of-way (which the trail is also on) past the country club to downtown Silver Spring, and then on east to UMD and eventually the New Carrollton Metro station.. Here's a link to maps: https://www.purplelinemd.com/about-the-project/project-maps

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work in Bethesda but live in DC, so I am a little clueless about this, but isn't the purple line terminus on Federal Property at NIH and WRNMMC? I have been driving by that construction for quite a while and always assumed that it was the new Purple Line Station. How does that Federal Land footprint impact the Country Club or the Bike path?

No, that's not the Purple Line. That's new elevators and an underpass for the Medical Center Metro station. The Purple Line starts (or ends) at the Bethesda Metro station and then goes on the Georgetown Branch right-of-way (which the trail is also on) past the country club to downtown Silver Spring, and then on east to UMD and eventually the New Carrollton Metro station.. Here's a link to maps: https://www.purplelinemd.com/about-the-project/project-maps

Thanks. Makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There has been enough talk and debate. Hundreds of millions have been spent in overrun costs as a result. Years wasted. The fact that a few rich elitist aholes block it because of their bike trails is absurd. We block the improvement on congestion, transport, and pollution for millions of people just so elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. Screw them. Time to arm HUD against the rich areas of MoCo.

Not so the elitist 1%ers can have a bike trail. If they had wanted a bike trail, they would have supported the Purple Line. So the elitist 1%ers can have a "linear park".

It's not just the bike trail. Bethesda already has way too many people. It's too congested. I for one dread trying to get around (by get around, I mean walk) Bethesda row area after the purple line opens.

You're opposing a project that will help people get around in the Bethesda area on grounds that it's hard for people to get around in the Bethesda area?

You missed a critical element. It is hard for the "right" type of people to get around Bethesda, so they don't want the purple line which will make it easier for the "wrong" type of people to get to and around Bethesda.

Look at the later statement:

Can’t we just keep our nice upper middle class community as it is? What’s so wrong with that?

They want the nice upper middle class predominantly white community to stay as it is and they don't want "those" people from PG county getting into their community. They want "those" people to stay in PG County.

[Anonymous]

“Those people” (as you refer to them) in PG don’t want your woke smug lily white self in their neighborhood, either. They don’t like you, they regard you with suspicion, and they want you to leave.

-PG Native

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Those people” (as you refer to them) in PG don’t want your woke smug lily white self in their neighborhood, either. They don’t like you, they regard you with suspicion, and they want you to leave.

-PG Native

No, no. We’re just trying to use our superior intelligence to make their lives better. Surely you would know that if you’d just been with me at Oberlin. I’m woke, truly. Just do what we tell you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

They want the nice upper middle class predominantly white community to stay as it is and they don't want "those" people from PG county getting into their community. They want "those" people to stay in PG County.

Eh. "Those" people from Prince George's County and eastern Montgomery County already are in Bethesda, doing the low-paid cooking, serving, cleaning, dishwashing, and caretaking jobs. It's just that currently, their trip to work requires 2 hours and 3 buses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Those people” (as you refer to them) in PG don’t want your woke smug lily white self in their neighborhood, either. They don’t like you, they regard you with suspicion, and they want you to leave.

-PG Native

No, no. We’re just trying to use our superior intelligence to make their lives better. Surely you would know that if you’d just been with me at Oberlin. I’m woke, truly. Just do what we tell you.

And that’s exactly why we don’t like y’all, for real.

[Anonymous]

So Georgetown has dealt with 50 years of falsely being accused of racist policies and zoning having kept metro out of it. It was actually the water level, but oh well, the stories have persisted and have finally started to recede.

And now Bethesda is really going to stand up and say that the only real reason we don't want this Purple line dumping into Bethesda is because we don't want outsiders in town?

I find that hard to believe. I am starting to think that Trolls are salting this thread with the Bethesda racist comments.

Oh, by the way, how much faster would a purple line trip to Bethesda from New Carlton be than a Red Line trip.

I am just having a hard time visualizing the negative of the purple line if it is in fact being built without destroying houses. This thread has claimed that the bike path is being worked around, over and under so I will say that is moot.

Environmental impact is on the county and state. Not the builder. The builder would not have started building without approval. Anything after start is on the county and state unless the issue created is directly attributable to the builder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Georgetown has dealt with 50 years of falsely being accused of racist policies and zoning having kept metro out of it. It was actually the water level, but oh well, the stories have persisted and have finally started to recede.

And now Bethesda is really going to stand up and say that the only real reason we don't want this Purple line dumping into Bethesda is because we don't want outsiders in town?

I find that hard to believe. I am starting to think that Trolls are salting this thread with the Bethesda racist comments.

Oh, by the way, how much faster would a purple line trip to Bethesda from New Carlton be than a Red Line trip.

I am just having a hard time visualizing the negative of the purple line if it is in fact being built without destroying houses. This thread has claimed that the bike path is being worked around, over and under so I will say that is moot.

Environmental impact is on the county and state. Not the builder. The builder would not have started building without approval. Anything after start is on the county and state unless the issue created is directly attributable to the builder.

Infinitely faster, because the Red Line doesn't go to New Carrollton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Georgetown has dealt with 50 years of falsely being accused of racist policies and zoning having kept metro out of it. It was actually the water level, but oh well, the stories have persisted and have finally started to recede.

And now Bethesda is really going to stand up and say that the only real reason we don't want this Purple line dumping into Bethesda is because we don't want outsiders in town?

I find that hard to believe. I am starting to think that Trolls are salting this thread with the Bethesda racist comments.

Oh, by the way, how much faster would a purple line trip to Bethesda from New Carlton be than a Red Line trip.

I am just having a hard time visualizing the negative of the purple line if it is in fact being built without destroying houses. This thread has claimed that the bike path is being worked around, over and under so I will say that is moot.

Environmental impact is on the county and state. Not the builder. The builder would not have started building without approval. Anything after start is on the county and state unless the issue created is directly attributable to the builder.

On Metro, you would have to take the Red Line to Metro Center, transfer to the Orange Line and take the Orange Line to New Carrollton. According to WMATA's trip planner, under normal circumstances it would take 50-60 minutes. However, in rush hour, it would take significantly longer, how much longer depends on whether you can get on a particular train, or if the train was full, how many trains you would need to wait for. In general, you would probably want to allot 75-90 minutes for that trip in rush hour. The purple line is projected to be about 45-50 minutes any time of day including rush hour. But, it is projected to be cheaper for the trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Georgetown has dealt with 50 years of falsely being accused of racist policies and zoning having kept metro out of it. It was actually the water level, but oh well, the stories have persisted and have finally started to recede.

And now Bethesda is really going to stand up and say that the only real reason we don't want this Purple line dumping into Bethesda is because we don't want outsiders in town?

I find that hard to believe. I am starting to think that Trolls are salting this thread with the Bethesda racist comments.

Oh, by the way, how much faster would a purple line trip to Bethesda from New Carlton be than a Red Line trip.

I am just having a hard time visualizing the negative of the purple line if it is in fact being built without destroying houses. This thread has claimed that the bike path is being worked around, over and under so I will say that is moot.

Environmental impact is on the county and state. Not the builder. The builder would not have started building without approval. Anything after start is on the county and state unless the issue created is directly attributable to the builder.

On Metro, you would have to take the Red Line to Metro Center, transfer to the Orange Line and take the Orange Line to New Carrollton. According to WMATA's trip planner, under normal circumstances it would take 50-60 minutes. However, in rush hour, it would take significantly longer, how much longer depends on whether you can get on a particular train, or if the train was full, how many trains you would need to wait for. In general, you would probably want to allot 75-90 minutes for that trip in rush hour. The purple line is projected to be about 45-50 minutes any time of day including rush hour. But, it is projected to be cheaper for the trip.

There's also the issue that most people are not going to go all the way end-to-end. They will get on and off at one of the 19 other stations along the way, including downtown Silver Spring and College Park. The Purple Line will also connect with the Metro Red, Orange, and Green Lines; the MARC Brunswick, Camden, and Penn Lines; Amtrak; and the Silver Spring and Takoma-Langley Park bus hubs.