Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:59     Subject: Re:Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:There’s only one way to test this hypothesis. Wait until the Purple Line opens and then see if crime has increased or decreased the following years. Would the virtue signaling PPs who are so adamant about it not contributing to crime be willing to put money on it if this was IRL? I doubt it. Let’s revisit this thread in 2027.


I am the first to say that "correlation does not equal causality" is overused, but it definitely applies here.

Also, what are you going to do? Call for the state to shut down the Purple Line?
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:57     Subject: Re:Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
There’s only one way to test this hypothesis. Wait until the Purple Line opens and then see if crime has increased or decreased the following years. Would the virtue signaling PPs who are so adamant about it not contributing to crime be willing to put money on it if this was IRL? I doubt it. Let’s revisit this thread in 2027.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:45     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:Op should just say they’re racist instead of all this fake concern. There’s nothing stopping the “wrong people” from taking the red line up to Bethesda Row already.

The purple line will let people go from Bethesda to silver spring very quickly and painlessly. Id love to go meet my friends at Denizens and not have to drive back


I'd love to go to UMD on the Purple Line instead of driving on the Beltway.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:43     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It would be fine if we had enough cops, but we don't. They drive out of their police station on St Elmo and speed down Old Georgetown Road to patrol wherever. Very few walking around. Try calling with any issue other than major crimes--you are ignored.


Wait, I thought Old Georgetown Road was filled with cars day and night because of the bike lanes? So you are telling me that is a lie too?


DP. Unfortunately there are no bike lanes on Old Georgetown Road in downtown Bethesda. I wish the bike lanes did go all the way to downtown Bethesda, so I wouldn't have to ride on the sidewalk between downtown Bethesda and Cedar Lane. Or in the road, but I only do that when I happen to be going somewhere with other people on bikes, and that inconveniences drivers even more.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:42     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Op should just say they’re racist instead of all this fake concern. There’s nothing stopping the “wrong people” from taking the red line up to Bethesda Row already.

The purple line will let people go from Bethesda to silver spring very quickly and painlessly. Id love to go meet my friends at Denizens and not have to drive back
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:25     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:
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?"



It actually happens in D.C. not infrequently, especially after the D.C. Council sent the message that fare gate jumpers were not to be detained by police. Criminals have been observed taking a shopping cart of looted merchandise from Target down in the Metro station elevator!


I guess you haven't seen the new faregates then.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:24     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:It would be fine if we had enough cops, but we don't. They drive out of their police station on St Elmo and speed down Old Georgetown Road to patrol wherever. Very few walking around. Try calling with any issue other than major crimes--you are ignored.


Wait, I thought Old Georgetown Road was filled with cars day and night because of the bike lanes? So you are telling me that is a lie too?
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 12:05     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:
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?"



It actually happens in D.C. not infrequently, especially after the D.C. Council sent the message that fare gate jumpers were not to be detained by police. Criminals have been observed taking a shopping cart of looted merchandise from Target down in the Metro station elevator!


Also, criminals have been observed stealing cars!
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 11:58     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
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?"



It actually happens in D.C. not infrequently, especially after the D.C. Council sent the message that fare gate jumpers were not to be detained by police. Criminals have been observed taking a shopping cart of looted merchandise from Target down in the Metro station elevator!
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 11:50     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:It would be fine if we had enough cops, but we don't. They drive out of their police station on St Elmo and speed down Old Georgetown Road to patrol wherever. Very few walking around. Try calling with any issue other than major crimes--you are ignored.



I wonder who it was who kept screaming “Defund the police!!”

(hint: you probably still have their stupid sign on your lawn).
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 11:35     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Retail goes in cycles. White Flint Mall, Pentagon City Mall, Friendship Heights - all these and more were fun and hot and busy and great at some point. The nature of retail is that, like me, it gets old, run down and replaced by the next hot thing.

I'll call it now - Bethesda Row will be noticeably worse in five or ten years - guaranteed. Nothing to do with the Purple Line but it will still get blamed on "those people."
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 11:31     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
It would be fine if we had enough cops, but we don't. They drive out of their police station on St Elmo and speed down Old Georgetown Road to patrol wherever. Very few walking around. Try calling with any issue other than major crimes--you are ignored.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 11:30     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
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.



Move to Great Falls, Falls Church, Rockville or Gaithersburg. You could also rent in Georgetown or Foxhall


I agree with OP - look at Pentagon City Mall. It used to be nice but it's kind of a mess now.


Was just about to post the same thing!
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 11:29     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
Anonymous wrote:
Allow me: the purple line stop is much closer to SFHs and Bethesda Row than the Red Line


The Bethesda stops for each are connected, they're so close. You can transfer between them withut having to leave the station.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 11:27     Subject: Bethesda Row after the Purple Line Opens?
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.



Bad people? What kind of bad people?