tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post1846628205545436110..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Millions Wise and Billions Foolish: Airport Authority Opts for Above-Ground Metro StationRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-26725724866861922382011-07-25T10:59:09.198-04:002011-07-25T10:59:09.198-04:00Restonian:
It is time that you are taken to the w...Restonian:<br /><br />It is time that you are taken to the woodshed for such inaccurate and incomplete reporting on Dulles Rail. Nobody has demonstrated that Phase 2 of Dulles Rail is even remotely feasible.<br /><br />The LaHood/Rogoff plan shifts several hundred $$ million to Fairfax and Loudoun taxpayers and is based on the premise that the taxpayers are too lazy and stupid to object. In the case of the Reston Association, this is obviously true.<br /><br />Why don't they move Dulles Airport to Wiehle Avenue and call the new rail terminus Cathy Hudgins/Patti Nicoson TOD International Airport?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-59310591881726976122011-07-23T10:39:54.517-04:002011-07-23T10:39:54.517-04:00Just build something to somewhere. Way too much ...Just build something to somewhere. Way too much talking and not enough building going on here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-78167788542697644012011-07-23T09:16:13.621-04:002011-07-23T09:16:13.621-04:00Can't please everybody. If you dig tunnels an...Can't please everybody. If you dig tunnels and have an underground station, some people whine it's too expensive. If you don't dig tunnels and have an underground station, other people whine that it sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-18318431625330020762011-07-22T01:24:25.956-04:002011-07-22T01:24:25.956-04:00Oh, you mean this thoroughly misconceived, misexec...Oh, you mean this thoroughly misconceived, misexecuted boondoogle just got worse. <br /><br />Shocked, shocked I tell you.<br /><br />From the preclusion of express trains, to the too short Tysons tunnel, to the lack of headway downtown, this project has been an exercise in "how can we screw this up more."<br /><br />Surprise, they've found yet another way to FUBAR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-47767600096711623812011-07-21T15:42:00.652-04:002011-07-21T15:42:00.652-04:00Considering how much stuff a family has to haul wh...Considering how much stuff a family has to haul when it goes on vacation, I'm guessing that I'm (still) going to be taking a cab to the airport. Shame, really, that the Powers That Be look to short-term costs at the expense of aesthetics, convenience and reputation. Only in Washington do you build a train system to the airport that, well, never reaches the airport. It's like some weird region of Greek Hell.<br /><br />And Public-Private Partnerships? Leave it to Fairfax County to sell its soul to the developers.The Convictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-3739371828075012142011-07-21T14:40:38.169-04:002011-07-21T14:40:38.169-04:00Since flyers won't be able to park at Dulles -...Since flyers won't be able to park at Dulles - commuters will saturate every lot by 8:00AM - the only way one can catch a flight is by taxi, or by Metro. If it is running, of course. <br /><br />I'm gonna' by Washington Flyer stock.scubadivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-36114733021331785622011-07-21T13:33:58.874-04:002011-07-21T13:33:58.874-04:00This all moot anyway. Dulles will be closed down i...This all moot anyway. Dulles will be closed down in 20 years when we all start wearing jet-packs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-52758503117767341422011-07-21T10:46:02.939-04:002011-07-21T10:46:02.939-04:00Well, I guess the professional football team bette...Well, I guess the professional football team better start winning or they're going to miss out on naming rights for the Loudoun County station ... because unless they're BIG winners, they'll never overcome the objections to such a politically incorrect name.<br /><br />And ... I heard yesterday a report that said the approximate distance from the station to the terminal will be from where the parking garage is now. That's doable and better than at National.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com