Submitted by MrMoustachio55 t3_125qknf in washingtondc
22304_selling t1_je5h9se wrote
Reply to comment by sporkityfork in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55
I mean Arlington and Alexandria both heavily use their bus systems as feeder networks to their respective Metro stations. Fairfax Connector as well, to a certain extent. Not sure what Loudoun is up to with its bus fleet - I only know of their commuter coach buses.
The fact is that the further you get from the core of the region, the more that park-and-ride stations make sense. It's not very cost effective to run low-ridership buses, when you can instead build a parking garage to absorb riders arriving by automobile. That's why stations like Franconia-Springfield and Vienna make sense to have large garages. By contrast, the small paid lot at Braddock Road never made any sense to me.
sporkityfork t1_je5jbm0 wrote
Yeah I'm not saying it makes perfect fiscal sense for everywhere, it's just a "wish". I'm actually quite happy with 66 to get me to a station, but I envision a region fully connected by rail. Not based in reality just a dream haha
22304_selling t1_je5r70s wrote
you could always opt to live in an area which has bus and rail connections
sporkityfork t1_je5s53n wrote
People live where they live for many reasons. Transit options aren’t always the top reasons. No need to get into that when I’m just saying it would be good for my state to invest in more good stuff :)
mpyne t1_je7yxyb wrote
We can't all just choose to move near to a convenient rail access, there's not nearly enough housing for that.
moonbunnychan t1_je8i5jg wrote
Most of Loudoun's busses stop running at 7pm so...ya. It's also stupidly difficult to get to the new Loudoun Metro stations unless you wanna go during normal commuting times.
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