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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Transit ridership in NOVA has been on long-term decline since 2008, predating the pandemic. Current ridership is 60% below 2008 levels. Only 4% of NOVA commuters use transit, which is down from what was a steady 10% of commuters pre-pandemic.
https://novatransit.org/uploads/studiesarchive/2024%20Northern%20Virginia%20Transit%20Trends%20Report.pdf

Spending more on transit is a waste of money.[/quote]

Transit is inadequate, so most people can't use it, so we should ... make transit even more inadequate![/quote]

[b]It's inefficient and slow.[/b] NOVA is large and sprawling without any true center. Good luck figuring out how to make it fast and efficient  [/quote]

Do you think less funding would make it more efficient and less slow?[/quote]

I think without a real urban center, there is no way to make it usable. It works if you want to commute into DC or stay on the same line. Try getting from Lorton to Tysons or from Reston to Springfield (Skyline, not the mall) [/quote]

Usable for whom? Transit is used by people. People use transit. Not to mention that transit does not only include Metro. Buses are transit, and people use them.

According to Google Maps, Lorton to Tysons right now via transit takes 1 hour and 46 minutes. Reston to Springfield right now via transit takes 1 hour and 18 minutes. So I don't know what your point is? That it's faster to drive? Lots of people either don't or can't drive. If transit is inconvenient compared to driving, the solution is to make transit more convenient, not to get rid of transit.[/quote]
You have it exactly backwards. The is no economic rationale to spend billions to accommodate potential rides for a handful of people to decrease their transportation times. If you are without a car in a transit inaccessible place, you should move to a transit accessible place. [/quote]

Why should there even be any transit inaccessible places in northern Virginia?[/quote]
You’re right. The top priority for NOVA is to spend billions on high speed rail from Shirlington to Burke. [/quote]

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