Anonymous
04/19/2024 16:21
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The purple line is the worst and dumbest tax taxpayer funded project in MD history. Such a colossal waste of our money.
And yes, Bethesda Row will have much, much more crime and overcrowding.
The freight rail line was planned for decades for light rail conversion by the county. Discussions began in the 1970s well before many of us were even alive. Then a republican governor went all in to enthusiastically support the Purple Line project posing for the photo ops and what have you. Even years of lawsuits by a seemingly endless array of anti-transit advocates—bike advocates, nature lovers, rail trail boosters, the town of Chevy Chase, friends of the chevy chase library, and the wealthy country club members—couldn’t stop it.
Overall the Purple Line will be an economic boon for the region. And despite the naysayers, will be wildly popular for years to come. Imagine taking the Purple Line from Bethesda to College Park for a public lecture by an academic followed by a relaxing dinner in Silver Spring, at Red Lobster for example.
Discussions began in the 1980s, when the freight railroad decided to abandon the right-of-way.
Zero Republican governors have enthusiastically supported the Purple Line. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/larry-hogan-purple-line-fiasco/
The anti-Purple Line lawsuits were brought by residents of the Town of Chevy Chase, some of whom were squatting in the right-of-way. Anti-Purple Line lobbying was funded by the Town of Chevy Chase and the Columbia Country Club.
If you want to go to the Red Lobster in Silver Spring, you'd better hurry, because Wall Street wizards are driving it into bankruptcy.
Another idea is a fun public library open-house activity for families, perhaps to coincide with the grand opening of the Purple Line. Imagine enjoying the collection at the Bethesda library, then hopping on the Purple Line to the Chevy Chase library for a public reading, followed by a final stop at the Silver Spring Library for a fun activity, where the station is creatively located in the covered portico of the library building itself. They could hand out commemorative buttons to the families that visit all three libraries via the Purple Line in a day. Then families could walk over to the Chick-fil-a or Nando's for a healthy, scrumptious meal, before hoping on the Purple Line back to Bethesda.
The future possibilities of this transit line are indeed mind-boggling.
I honestly can't tell if you think you're being funny.
Regardless, the main use of the Purple Line will be people going places just like people are now going places, except right now they're having to take multiple buses (or drive and park) and it takes much longer.
The Orange Line did something similar when it opened in Va in 1979. Make the grand opening fun to showcase the possibilities to families (not just commuters). Our taxes are funding this transit infrastructure. Nando’s is family friendly. If Shakey’s or Farrell’s were still around I’d be on board with those. Silver Spring has Outback, et al.
I’d rather drive to Bethesda and gaze at the fine architecture of the Ourisman Honda dealership while walking down Bethesda Ave to Uncle Julio’s for some fine ethnic fare. Or nosh to my heart’s content at CAVA while planning my evening stroll down 355 where I can bask in the unique ambiance of such a high-end destination.
Too bad Hot Shoppes, O’Donnell’s, and the B-CC McDonlads are gone. Those three landmark restaurants would’ve been worth the Purple Line fare from Chevy Chase Lake to Bethesda.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 15:50
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
The Purple Lime will be studied for decades as a case study for how not to do transit. It won’t even be faster than existing bus service between several stops.
https://twitter.com/sodiumPen/status/1773353262353146257#m
https://twitter.com/sodiumPen/status/1773353262353146257#m
Anonymous
04/19/2024 14:51
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The purple line is the worst and dumbest tax taxpayer funded project in MD history. Such a colossal waste of our money.
And yes, Bethesda Row will have much, much more crime and overcrowding.
The freight rail line was planned for decades for light rail conversion by the county. Discussions began in the 1970s well before many of us were even alive. Then a republican governor went all in to enthusiastically support the Purple Line project posing for the photo ops and what have you. Even years of lawsuits by a seemingly endless array of anti-transit advocates—bike advocates, nature lovers, rail trail boosters, the town of Chevy Chase, friends of the chevy chase library, and the wealthy country club members—couldn’t stop it.
Overall the Purple Line will be an economic boon for the region. And despite the naysayers, will be wildly popular for years to come. Imagine taking the Purple Line from Bethesda to College Park for a public lecture by an academic followed by a relaxing dinner in Silver Spring, at Red Lobster for example.
Discussions began in the 1980s, when the freight railroad decided to abandon the right-of-way.
Zero Republican governors have enthusiastically supported the Purple Line. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/larry-hogan-purple-line-fiasco/
The anti-Purple Line lawsuits were brought by residents of the Town of Chevy Chase, some of whom were squatting in the right-of-way. Anti-Purple Line lobbying was funded by the Town of Chevy Chase and the Columbia Country Club.
If you want to go to the Red Lobster in Silver Spring, you'd better hurry, because Wall Street wizards are driving it into bankruptcy.
Another idea is a fun public library open-house activity for families, perhaps to coincide with the grand opening of the Purple Line. Imagine enjoying the collection at the Bethesda library, then hopping on the Purple Line to the Chevy Chase library for a public reading, followed by a final stop at the Silver Spring Library for a fun activity, where the station is creatively located in the covered portico of the library building itself. They could hand out commemorative buttons to the families that visit all three libraries via the Purple Line in a day. Then families could walk over to the Chick-fil-a or Nando's for a healthy, scrumptious meal, before hoping on the Purple Line back to Bethesda.
The future possibilities of this transit line are indeed mind-boggling.
I honestly can't tell if you think you're being funny.
Regardless, the main use of the Purple Line will be people going places just like people are now going places, except right now they're having to take multiple buses (or drive and park) and it takes much longer.
The Orange Line did something similar when it opened in Va in 1979. Make the grand opening fun to showcase the possibilities to families (not just commuters). Our taxes are funding this transit infrastructure. Nando’s is family friendly. If Shakey’s or Farrell’s were still around I’d be on board with those. Silver Spring has Outback, et al.
I’d rather drive to Bethesda and gaze at the fine architecture of the Ourisman Honda dealership while walking down Bethesda Ave to Uncle Julio’s for some fine ethnic fare. Or nosh to my heart’s content at CAVA while planning my evening stroll down 355 where I can bask in the unique ambiance of such a high-end destination.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 13:36
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Flood the zone with police, patrol aggressively, and let the criminals know that they will not be welcome.
The police should be defunded.
Must be nice to say that when you live in a safe affluent area with no need for police. What about if you lived in areas of open air drug markets where people compete for profitable turf using bullets with no names. And women being beat by abusive men behind closed doors.
It’s okay, I can guarantee you that you’ve never spent any significant time in an area like that. So keep being a virtue signaling activist. And I’m sure all those aforementioned elements will respond to social workers with clip boards. Would force the shooters and drug dealers right out of town!
Anonymous
04/19/2024 11:11
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The purple line is the worst and dumbest tax taxpayer funded project in MD history. Such a colossal waste of our money.
And yes, Bethesda Row will have much, much more crime and overcrowding.
The freight rail line was planned for decades for light rail conversion by the county. Discussions began in the 1970s well before many of us were even alive. Then a republican governor went all in to enthusiastically support the Purple Line project posing for the photo ops and what have you. Even years of lawsuits by a seemingly endless array of anti-transit advocates—bike advocates, nature lovers, rail trail boosters, the town of Chevy Chase, friends of the chevy chase library, and the wealthy country club members—couldn’t stop it.
Overall the Purple Line will be an economic boon for the region. And despite the naysayers, will be wildly popular for years to come. Imagine taking the Purple Line from Bethesda to College Park for a public lecture by an academic followed by a relaxing dinner in Silver Spring, at Red Lobster for example.
Discussions began in the 1980s, when the freight railroad decided to abandon the right-of-way.
Zero Republican governors have enthusiastically supported the Purple Line. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/larry-hogan-purple-line-fiasco/
The anti-Purple Line lawsuits were brought by residents of the Town of Chevy Chase, some of whom were squatting in the right-of-way. Anti-Purple Line lobbying was funded by the Town of Chevy Chase and the Columbia Country Club.
If you want to go to the Red Lobster in Silver Spring, you'd better hurry, because Wall Street wizards are driving it into bankruptcy.
Another idea is a fun public library open-house activity for families, perhaps to coincide with the grand opening of the Purple Line. Imagine enjoying the collection at the Bethesda library, then hopping on the Purple Line to the Chevy Chase library for a public reading, followed by a final stop at the Silver Spring Library for a fun activity, where the station is creatively located in the covered portico of the library building itself. They could hand out commemorative buttons to the families that visit all three libraries via the Purple Line in a day. Then families could walk over to the Chick-fil-a or Nando's for a healthy, scrumptious meal, before hoping on the Purple Line back to Bethesda.
The future possibilities of this transit line are indeed mind-boggling.
I honestly can't tell if you think you're being funny.
Regardless, the main use of the Purple Line will be people going places just like people are now going places, except right now they're having to take multiple buses (or drive and park) and it takes much longer.
The Orange Line did something similar when it opened in Va in 1979. Make the grand opening fun to showcase the possibilities to families (not just commuters). Our taxes are funding this transit infrastructure. Nando’s is family friendly. If Shakey’s or Farrell’s were still around I’d be on board with those. Silver Spring has Outback, et al.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 10:42
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The purple line is the worst and dumbest tax taxpayer funded project in MD history. Such a colossal waste of our money.
And yes, Bethesda Row will have much, much more crime and overcrowding.
The freight rail line was planned for decades for light rail conversion by the county. Discussions began in the 1970s well before many of us were even alive. Then a republican governor went all in to enthusiastically support the Purple Line project posing for the photo ops and what have you. Even years of lawsuits by a seemingly endless array of anti-transit advocates—bike advocates, nature lovers, rail trail boosters, the town of Chevy Chase, friends of the chevy chase library, and the wealthy country club members—couldn’t stop it.
Overall the Purple Line will be an economic boon for the region. And despite the naysayers, will be wildly popular for years to come. Imagine taking the Purple Line from Bethesda to College Park for a public lecture by an academic followed by a relaxing dinner in Silver Spring, at Red Lobster for example.
Discussions began in the 1980s, when the freight railroad decided to abandon the right-of-way.
Zero Republican governors have enthusiastically supported the Purple Line. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/larry-hogan-purple-line-fiasco/
The anti-Purple Line lawsuits were brought by residents of the Town of Chevy Chase, some of whom were squatting in the right-of-way. Anti-Purple Line lobbying was funded by the Town of Chevy Chase and the Columbia Country Club.
If you want to go to the Red Lobster in Silver Spring, you'd better hurry, because Wall Street wizards are driving it into bankruptcy.
Another idea is a fun public library open-house activity for families, perhaps to coincide with the grand opening of the Purple Line. Imagine enjoying the collection at the Bethesda library, then hopping on the Purple Line to the Chevy Chase library for a public reading, followed by a final stop at the Silver Spring Library for a fun activity, where the station is creatively located in the covered portico of the library building itself. They could hand out commemorative buttons to the families that visit all three libraries via the Purple Line in a day. Then families could walk over to the Chick-fil-a or Nando's for a healthy, scrumptious meal, before hoping on the Purple Line back to Bethesda.
The future possibilities of this transit line are indeed mind-boggling.
I honestly can't tell if you think you're being funny.
Regardless, the main use of the Purple Line will be people going places just like people are now going places, except right now they're having to take multiple buses (or drive and park) and it takes much longer.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 10:34
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The purple line is the worst and dumbest tax taxpayer funded project in MD history. Such a colossal waste of our money.
And yes, Bethesda Row will have much, much more crime and overcrowding.
The freight rail line was planned for decades for light rail conversion by the county. Discussions began in the 1970s well before many of us were even alive. Then a republican governor went all in to enthusiastically support the Purple Line project posing for the photo ops and what have you. Even years of lawsuits by a seemingly endless array of anti-transit advocates—bike advocates, nature lovers, rail trail boosters, the town of Chevy Chase, friends of the chevy chase library, and the wealthy country club members—couldn’t stop it.
Overall the Purple Line will be an economic boon for the region. And despite the naysayers, will be wildly popular for years to come. Imagine taking the Purple Line from Bethesda to College Park for a public lecture by an academic followed by a relaxing dinner in Silver Spring, at Red Lobster for example.
Discussions began in the 1980s, when the freight railroad decided to abandon the right-of-way.
Zero Republican governors have enthusiastically supported the Purple Line. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/larry-hogan-purple-line-fiasco/
The anti-Purple Line lawsuits were brought by residents of the Town of Chevy Chase, some of whom were squatting in the right-of-way. Anti-Purple Line lobbying was funded by the Town of Chevy Chase and the Columbia Country Club.
If you want to go to the Red Lobster in Silver Spring, you'd better hurry, because Wall Street wizards are driving it into bankruptcy.
Another idea is a fun public library open-house activity for families, perhaps to coincide with the grand opening of the Purple Line. Imagine enjoying the collection at the Bethesda library, then hopping on the Purple Line to the Chevy Chase library for a public reading, followed by a final stop at the Silver Spring Library for a fun activity, where the station is creatively located in the covered portico of the library building itself. They could hand out commemorative buttons to the families that visit all three libraries via the Purple Line in a day. Then families could walk over to the Chick-fil-a or Nando's for a healthy, scrumptious meal, before hoping on the Purple Line back to Bethesda.
The future possibilities of this transit line are indeed mind-boggling.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 10:27
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never been to downtown Bethesda, is it worth going there?
No, it's terrible. Don't waste your time.
It has good schools professors at Maryland want a nice place to live, that is why the purple line is going in.
Going out in Bethesda is like entering the 9 circles of he$$
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
Bethesda is in Montgomery County. There are visibly queer couples everywhere in Montgomery County. Even in Damascus at the Jimmie Cone.
I wouldn't go to Bethesda as a tourist destination, but it's a perfectly fine place, unless you're somebody who's super mad about tall buildings and the fact that it's not 1970 in Montgomery County anymore.
Lol
^^^ not. No there are no “visibly gay couples” at the jimmy cone.
Gurl go to Takoma park and educate yourself.
Downtown Frederick is very lgbt friendly btw.
I'm the PP you're responding to, and I have seen visibly gay couples at the Jimmie Cone in Damascus. And I only go once or twice a year.
The fact you use the term “visibly gay” shows youre a little homophobic yourself.
Unless you know them personally you don’t really know.
How do “visibly gay” people look.
Ask this PP.
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
When two men or two women walk down the street holding hands. Or if someone is visibly trans and dating basically anyone. A lot of women give two women holding hands disdainful looks or will huff and puff or scoff as we walk by. They enjoy making their homophobia known to us while keeping it quiet to the straight people around them. It's a lot more common than you might think.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 09:23
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never been to downtown Bethesda, is it worth going there?
No, it's terrible. Don't waste your time.
It has good schools professors at Maryland want a nice place to live, that is why the purple line is going in.
Going out in Bethesda is like entering the 9 circles of he$$
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
Bethesda is in Montgomery County. There are visibly queer couples everywhere in Montgomery County. Even in Damascus at the Jimmie Cone.
I wouldn't go to Bethesda as a tourist destination, but it's a perfectly fine place, unless you're somebody who's super mad about tall buildings and the fact that it's not 1970 in Montgomery County anymore.
Lol
^^^ not. No there are no “visibly gay couples” at the jimmy cone.
Gurl go to Takoma park and educate yourself.
Downtown Frederick is very lgbt friendly btw.
I'm the PP you're responding to, and I have seen visibly gay couples at the Jimmie Cone in Damascus. And I only go once or twice a year.
The fact you use the term “visibly gay” shows youre a little homophobic yourself.
Unless you know them personally you don’t really know.
How do “visibly gay” people look.
Ask this PP.
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 09:22
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never been to downtown Bethesda, is it worth going there?
No, it's terrible. Don't waste your time.
It has good schools professors at Maryland want a nice place to live, that is why the purple line is going in.
Going out in Bethesda is like entering the 9 circles of he$$
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
Bethesda is in Montgomery County. There are visibly queer couples everywhere in Montgomery County. Even in Damascus at the Jimmie Cone.
I wouldn't go to Bethesda as a tourist destination, but it's a perfectly fine place, unless you're somebody who's super mad about tall buildings and the fact that it's not 1970 in Montgomery County anymore.
Lol
^^^ not. No there are no “visibly gay couples” at the jimmy cone.
Gurl go to Takoma park and educate yourself.
Downtown Frederick is very lgbt friendly btw.
I'm the PP you're responding to, and I have seen visibly gay couples at the Jimmie Cone in Damascus. And I only go once or twice a year.
The fact you use the term “visibly gay” shows youre a little homophobic yourself.
Unless you know them personally you don’t really know.
How do “visibly gay” people look.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 09:20
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never been to downtown Bethesda, is it worth going there?
No, it's terrible. Don't waste your time.
It has good schools professors at Maryland want a nice place to live, that is why the purple line is going in.
Going out in Bethesda is like entering the 9 circles of he$$
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
Bethesda is in Montgomery County. There are visibly queer couples everywhere in Montgomery County. Even in Damascus at the Jimmie Cone.
I wouldn't go to Bethesda as a tourist destination, but it's a perfectly fine place, unless you're somebody who's super mad about tall buildings and the fact that it's not 1970 in Montgomery County anymore.
In 2021 a lgbt couples house was firebombed in Gaithersburg so you don’t know what you are talking about
Anonymous
04/19/2024 09:16
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never been to downtown Bethesda, is it worth going there?
No, it's terrible. Don't waste your time.
It has good schools professors at Maryland want a nice place to live, that is why the purple line is going in.
Going out in Bethesda is like entering the 9 circles of he$$
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
Bethesda is in Montgomery County. There are visibly queer couples everywhere in Montgomery County. Even in Damascus at the Jimmie Cone.
I wouldn't go to Bethesda as a tourist destination, but it's a perfectly fine place, unless you're somebody who's super mad about tall buildings and the fact that it's not 1970 in Montgomery County anymore.
Lol
^^^ not. No there are no “visibly gay couples” at the jimmy cone.
Gurl go to Takoma park and educate yourself.
Downtown Frederick is very lgbt friendly btw.
I'm the PP you're responding to, and I have seen visibly gay couples at the Jimmie Cone in Damascus. And I only go once or twice a year.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 09:15
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The purple line is the worst and dumbest tax taxpayer funded project in MD history. Such a colossal waste of our money.
And yes, Bethesda Row will have much, much more crime and overcrowding.
The freight rail line was planned for decades for light rail conversion by the county. Discussions began in the 1970s well before many of us were even alive. Then a republican governor went all in to enthusiastically support the Purple Line project posing for the photo ops and what have you. Even years of lawsuits by a seemingly endless array of anti-transit advocates—bike advocates, nature lovers, rail trail boosters, the town of Chevy Chase, friends of the chevy chase library, and the wealthy country club members—couldn’t stop it.
Overall the Purple Line will be an economic boon for the region. And despite the naysayers, will be wildly popular for years to come. Imagine taking the Purple Line from Bethesda to College Park for a public lecture by an academic followed by a relaxing dinner in Silver Spring, at Red Lobster for example.
Discussions began in the 1980s, when the freight railroad decided to abandon the right-of-way.
Zero Republican governors have enthusiastically supported the Purple Line. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/larry-hogan-purple-line-fiasco/
The anti-Purple Line lawsuits were brought by residents of the Town of Chevy Chase, some of whom were squatting in the right-of-way. Anti-Purple Line lobbying was funded by the Town of Chevy Chase and the Columbia Country Club.
If you want to go to the Red Lobster in Silver Spring, you'd better hurry, because Wall Street wizards are driving it into bankruptcy.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 09:13
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never been to downtown Bethesda, is it worth going there?
No, it's terrible. Don't waste your time.
It has good schools professors at Maryland want a nice place to live, that is why the purple line is going in.
Going out in Bethesda is like entering the 9 circles of he$$
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
Bethesda is in Montgomery County. There are visibly queer couples everywhere in Montgomery County. Even in Damascus at the Jimmie Cone.
I wouldn't go to Bethesda as a tourist destination, but it's a perfectly fine place, unless you're somebody who's super mad about tall buildings and the fact that it's not 1970 in Montgomery County anymore.
Lol
^^^ not. No there are no “visibly gay couples” at the jimmy cone.
Gurl go to Takoma park and educate yourself.
Downtown Frederick is very lgbt friendly btw.
Anonymous
04/19/2024 09:11
Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never been to downtown Bethesda, is it worth going there?
No, it's terrible. Don't waste your time.
It has good schools professors at Maryland want a nice place to live, that is why the purple line is going in.
Going out in Bethesda is like entering the 9 circles of he$$
Is it LGBT friendly there or is it mostly straight people that would look at a visibly queer couple like we don't belong there? I've been to Takoma Park and felt safe and absolutely fine.
They are LGBT tolerant people who vote against your rights for tax purposes.
It’s safe and friendly for LGBT people, but you won’t find many LGBT people there.