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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This may sounds bad, but I am not looking forward to the Purple Line opening.  Bethesda Row is already congested with people and Purple line will make it exponentially worse.

I also worry we'll see a lot more crime and bad people. BR is, at present, a pretty safe, wealthy enclave where teens can roam freely without worry.  Sure there's crime, but it's mostly not locals. We've all seen the Nike Store robbery videos.  Purple line will be low cost transit for people in lower income areas and that isn't always a great combination.

It's also a giant waste of public money, but I guess that ship has sailed.  Ugh.  Just wish it wasn't happening.

Also, poor Tacombi with that hideous construction plaza blocking all foot traffic for years on end.  I hope they are getting a rent concession.

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If you play your cards correctly you could be the next downtown silver spring :)[/quote]

That’s what the County wants, but seriously, no plans to bring a decent movie theatre to Bethesda. We just have the small arty one, which is probably a good thing. [/quote]

Bethesdans and Chevy Chevy Chase-ites can easily hop on the Purple Line for movies at the AMC megaplex at Silver Spring or perhaps a night of retro flicks at the AFI Silver Theater. The county just needs to make the sidewalks more pedestrian friendly along busy Colesville Rd and Georgia Avenue with all those lanes of traffic barreling along at all hours. And walking along the blank “brutalist” wall of the former Discover HQ to the Silver Theater is a soul crushing “deer in the headlights” feeling. [/quote]

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