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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bethesda resident here.  Like many, I never wanted the purple line and hope this problem kills it - or at least delays it for  many years.[/quote]

Unlikely.  This is a signature initiative that Hogan seriously wants.  It is one of his highest priorities.  All this has done, is what all of the NIMBYs have done since it started is make the project more and more expensive.  The project is far enough along that it will continue.  There is no way to leave all the work that has been accomplished to date unfinished.  There are roads and areas that are torn up and not completed.  The construction is causing issues.  It was accepted when it was temporary towards the opening of the Purple Line.  It is not acceptable to leave it unfinished the way ti is.

I just hope as the costs mount up that the state realizes that Montgomery county residents were at fault here and takes more of the costs out of the state tax revenues that go to Montgomery County.  The local NIMBYs should have to pay for the cost overruns that they've caused.[/quote]

No fan of the Purple Line here.  But here is example of MoCo advocacy groups going off the deep end.  I have never seen the real need here, and seriously question whether there will be enough passengers to justify the expense.[/quote]

I live in PG County and I know many people who live in PG County who work at NIH and Walter Reed and assorted businesses in the Bethesda, Rockville area who all would much rather take public transit than have to drive the Beltway in the mornings.  I also know people who live in Bethesda and Silver Spring who work at NASA, UMD, FDA, IRS who would likewise prefer to take public transit to driving.  There are also those who work for other large employers in PG County (that I don't know) that would probably also use the services.  Right now to take public transit, most of these people have to ride the very crowded in bound Metro trains to then go outbound.  And even with the transfer at Ft Totten, it takes them much longer to go into town and back out than it should.  And that doesn't even take into account the crowding for rush hour.  These things make it time prohibitive for them to take public transit without doubling their commute time which is already long.  The Purple Line would help most of these folks.

I expect that there will be a lot more traffic than many of those in Bethesda think.[/quote]

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