WaPost: Metro to Woodbridge? (Arlington, Reston: home, tax, living in)

[GreenGene]

There's an article in today's Prince William supplement to the Washington Post about the possibility of extending Metro to Woodbridge.

Possibility of Metro "Is Real Now" for County

Bringing Metro to places such as Fort Belvoir, Lorton, Woodbridge and possibly Potomac Mills would expedite the influx of people expected in the county for the Base Realignment and Closure proceedings and would help equalize the county's tax base.

I suspect that there would be plenty of riders if they manage to pull this off.

[tgbwc]

I imagine commuter ridership on a Metro line to Woodbridge would be quite popular. I would think the need is there, especially since I95 is an artery shared by both local commuters and vacation travelers.

[FindingZen]

I had read about preliminary talks about extending the Yellow Line to Fort Belvoir to accomodate BRAC - at least before the economy started to tank - but that's interesting to know that Woodbridge is being considered as well.

[SteelCityRising]

The more Metro lines the merrier! As soon as they complete the Silver Line I'll be riding the rails from Reston to Tyson's Corner and back everyday, removing at least one car off of often-congested Route 7. Someday way off in the future I'd also like to see the Yellow Line extended to Fredericksburg and the Silver Line extended to Leesburg. I know some may consider that to be a "pipe dream," but it's not that far-fetched. Some in the past chided that "nobody would be willing to take a train from Leesburg all the way to Tyson's or DC." I beg to differ. I regularly take the Metro's Orange Line in on the weekends now from Fairfax/Vienna/GMU to DC and think it's a very pleasant ride. I would think nothing of riding it an hour each way to work, and I'm sure the people who currently commute from Leesburg/Ashburn to Tyson's/DC would really appreciate being able to sit and work on their laptops instead of sitting in traffic.

[Nebat]

I also agree that more metro lines are needed, as well as extending them farther out. I ride the orange quite frequently and am surprised it hasn't been extended at least to Manassas. Should go to Gainesville. It's nice not to have to worry about dealing with the traffic on the roads, and I have to smile when I look out the window to see the parking lots that are supposed to be freeways and think that would be me if I wasn't on the train.

[TheseGoTo11]

Would be nice, but not going to happen anytime soon. With a major airport and a huge office inventory, Dulles rail barely met FTA ridership projections. And it has a toll collection system which is providing much of the funding. And with all this, it won't be done until 2017.

[cdmurphy]

Originally Posted by ScranBarre

I would think nothing of riding it an hour each way to work, and I'm sure the people who currently commute from Leesburg/Ashburn to Tyson's/DC would really appreciate being able to sit and work on their laptops instead of sitting in traffic.

Unfortunately, if it turns out like the Orange Line, you won't get to sit down unless you get on at the first or second stop. For several years I commuted very early in the a.m. from WFC Metro to L'Enfant Plaza and often did not get a seat. (Coming home was better because people's departure times from work are more staggered - and getting on before Metro Center helped a lot.)

[The Dissenter]

Originally Posted by GreenGene

There's an article in today's Prince William supplement to the Washington Post about the possibility of extending Metro to Woodbridge.

Possibility of Metro "Is Real Now" for County

Bringing Metro to places such as Fort Belvoir, Lorton, Woodbridge and possibly Potomac Mills would expedite the influx of people expected in the county for the Base Realignment and Closure proceedings and would help equalize the county's tax base.

I suspect that there would be plenty of riders if they manage to pull this off.

This is a brillant idea, would be even better if it was considered 10 YEARS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!

[FindingZen]

Originally Posted by Alanboy395

This is a brillant idea, would be even better if it was considered 10 YEARS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!

As an avid mass transit rider who had to deal with slow-moving REX/Fairfax Connector buses on Route 1 for a couple years, I feel your pain.

However to be fair, it's probably difficult to determine such rapid migrating patterns as have been occurring around here.

[NOVAmtneer82]

Originally Posted by cdmurphy

Unfortunately, if it turns out like the Orange Line, you won't get to sit down unless you get on at the first or second stop. For several years I commuted very early in the a.m. from WFC Metro to L'Enfant Plaza and often did not get a seat. (Coming home was better because people's departure times from work are more staggered - and getting on before Metro Center helped a lot.)

I was about to say...Scran have you ever ridden the Orange Line during rush hour? From living in Arlington and commuting to clients downtown I can assure you that there is NO WAY you will be able to work on your laptop if you have any sort of conventional work hours. By the time the trains make it to my stop at Courthouse you can hardly even cram on.