Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Can you explain how you think the Purple Line will be different from the transit line that already stops in Bethesda, the Red Line, or from the bus lines that already go there?

Allow me: the purple line stop is much closer to SFHs and Bethesda Row than the Red Line

Hop on, hop off crimes of opportunity

— lives near Tenley metro and Fh metro in multimillion $ home

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Can you explain how you think the Purple Line will be different from the transit line that already stops in Bethesda, the Red Line, or from the bus lines that already go there?

Allow me: the purple line stop is much closer to SFHs and Bethesda Row than the Red Line

Hop on, hop off crimes of opportunity

— lives near Tenley metro and Fh metro in multimillion $ home

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the "karens" on this thread understand that someone who has just committed a crime is not going to then head to a train and wait for it, and then get on it as their "getaway?"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Can you explain how you think the Purple Line will be different from the transit line that already stops in Bethesda, the Red Line, or from the bus lines that already go there?

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the "karens" on this thread understand that someone who has just committed a crime is not going to then head to a train and wait for it, and then get on it as their "getaway?"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Can you explain how you think the Purple Line will be different from the transit line that already stops in Bethesda, the Red Line, or from the bus lines that already go there?

Just look at a map.

Then stop arguing that you are not racist/classist. You (anonymously) admit it right here but then feign indignation any time someone calls you out. Why not just move yourself to a gated community and stop whining to the rest of us? We don’t owe you anything at all.

Are there even any gated communities in Montgomery County for this person to move to?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Can you explain how you think the Purple Line will be different from the transit line that already stops in Bethesda, the Red Line, or from the bus lines that already go there?

Just look at a map.

Then stop arguing that you are not racist/classist. You (anonymously) admit it right here but then feign indignation any time someone calls you out. Why not just move yourself to a gated community and stop whining to the rest of us? We don’t owe you anything at all.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Can you explain how you think the Purple Line will be different from the transit line that already stops in Bethesda, the Red Line, or from the bus lines that already go there?

Just look at a map.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:there needs to be more patrol officers around town.

More police presence = lower crime. There is no denying that.

Are they going to get out of their cars, or just sit in their cars?

Anonymous wrote:there needs to be more patrol officers around town.

More police presence = lower crime. There is no denying that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Statistically speaking it will likely bring some increase in crime given that the metro will increase the daytime/evening population
in Bethesda. So this would cause per capita crime to go up potentially because people spending time in Bethesda, but not living there will not be counted as residents even though they spend more time there. If you adjust for people hours (including both residents and visitors) it’s possible the actual crime rate will stay the same. Not enough unbiased research on how public transportation impacts local crime. It’s very possible could have no effect or increase crime significantly

More crime is more crime in absolute numbers.

Anonymous wrote:Statistically speaking it will likely bring some increase in crime given that the metro will increase the daytime/evening population
in Bethesda. So this would cause per capita crime to go up potentially because people spending time in Bethesda, but not living there will not be counted as residents even though they spend more time there. If you adjust for people hours (including both residents and visitors) it’s possible the actual crime rate will stay the same. Not enough unbiased research on how public transportation impacts local crime. It’s very possible could have no effect or increase crime significantly