tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post5810828948688390983..comments2024-03-28T15:33:27.300-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: WASHINGTON POST EARNS ANOTHER * 4 PINOCCHIO * SCORE IN LATEST MONTGOMERY COUNTY BRT FACT CHECKRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-84985596827010567302013-11-28T20:15:41.977-08:002013-11-28T20:15:41.977-08:00I think it's possible to have a reasonable deb...I think it's possible to have a reasonable debate. There is no plan for express lanes in Maryland yet, so we don't even know what the configuration would be. At the same time, widening the Beltway was being discussed about 8 years ago, and the possibility of eminent domain was mentioned for areas that are constricted. My personal opinion would be to build the Rockville Freeway, and second Potomac River crossing first. With most Dulles-related traffic transferred to that, there might not be a need for express lanes. Particularly if the M-83 is built to divert Clarksburg, Germantown, Damascus and Mount Airy traffic off upper I-270. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-9289338021494071122013-11-28T18:31:36.275-08:002013-11-28T18:31:36.275-08:00You might take it as an "absolutely, positive...You might take it as an "absolutely, positively" fact that rights-of-way exist for roads.<br /><br />But, your "indisputable fact" that I-495 ... have existing space to be widened is false. There are no rights-of-way along the beltway in Maryland for express lanes like in Virginia. Can you imagine taking the 6 lane beltway and widening it to 12 lanes like they've done in Virginia?<br /><br />When your "absolutely, positively", "indisputable" opinions become facts it's hard to have a reasonable debate with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-42993525537140180372013-11-28T14:44:12.007-08:002013-11-28T14:44:12.007-08:00The most effective solution for the American Legio...The most effective solution for the American Legion bridge would be to build a second Potomac River crossing, which would divert the quarter of traffic that is traveling to and from the Dulles area. Transit would not be effective for that problem. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-913463599926791972013-11-28T14:39:49.471-08:002013-11-28T14:39:49.471-08:00When the fact is that rights-of-way exist for road...When the fact is that rights-of-way exist for roads, then you can say "absolutely, positively." No one can disprove these facilities are there on a Montgomery County map.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-59073711752196360182013-11-28T14:36:54.260-08:002013-11-28T14:36:54.260-08:00Wait a minute, you're saying subways are not r...Wait a minute, you're saying subways are not rapid transit? Subways have been defined as rapid transit at least as far back as the 1960s in planning documents in cities across the country. It doesn't discredit my argument to state that rapid transit rail systems are rapid transit.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-51539477865446577232013-11-28T13:32:36.734-08:002013-11-28T13:32:36.734-08:00When you make unreasonable statements like "B...When you make unreasonable statements like "But there is absolutely, positively no way anyone can argue we don't have room for new roads." it makes it hard to have a reasonable debate with your "facts".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-80862378105243313652013-11-28T10:12:22.694-08:002013-11-28T10:12:22.694-08:00"Currently, Metro offers a rapid transit serv..."Currently, Metro offers a rapid transit service along the MD 355 corridor now targeted for a BRT line. But 85% of commuters continue to find driving the option that meets their needs best"<br /><br />That's because it's not rapid. Saying otherwise is a straight-up lie. The concept (whether you agree or disagree it will work) is that dedicated bus lanes = rapid and will entice ridership because it will be without traffic.<br /><br />I agree that won't entice people from their cars and BRT is a concept that might not translate to American culture, but please get the facts straight. It discredits your argument when you don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-24018535188929747602013-11-28T07:43:46.586-08:002013-11-28T07:43:46.586-08:00I'm not for the BRT but your statement "T...I'm not for the BRT but your statement "There is also the indisputable fact that I-495, I-270 and state highways like Georgia Avenue have existing space to be widened, such as by extending the Virginia express lanes into Maryland." just isn't true. Along many segments of the Beltway in Maryland there is no room for express lanes like they've built in Virginia. Just take a look at Google Maps to see how many neighborhoods back right up to the Beltway. One of the reasons why the beltway is like a roller-coaster winding its way through is because of having to accommodate existing neighborhoods back when it was built decades ago. They had room to build express lanes in Virginia. There's no room here. Anyways, a transit solution for the beltway serves completely different purposes than the BRT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com