WMATA's Silver Line Extension to Ashburn - First Trip and Station Reviews!
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0:00 - Initial Impressions and First Train from Ashburn
5:33 - Reston Town Center Review
8:10 - Herndon Review
10:34 - Innovation Center Review
12:53 - Dulles Airport Review
15:31 - Loudoun Gateway Review
17:27 - Ashburn Review
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@KellysTrains Жыл бұрын
It’s a new transit line you guys are just complaining
@adammoldover8769 Жыл бұрын
Yes but now the airport is connected. It's like an hour to downtown from the airport because WMATA doesn't believe in express service
@shaanvideosandaviation3376 Жыл бұрын
@Adam Moldover don’t complain, at least WMATA isn’t the MTA
@shaanvideosandaviation3376 Жыл бұрын
WMATA is nicer than MTA
@cartierandfriends6083 Жыл бұрын
@@shaanvideosandaviation3376 it doesnt matter 😂 an hour is too long
@cartierandfriends6083 Жыл бұрын
@@shaanvideosandaviation3376 wmata still sucks there are lots of crackheads dirty subways and long waits just like nyc
@PabloBD Жыл бұрын
miles screaming, shiny trains, jeremy smiling, elevators and water fountains reviews, subscribers meeting up, questionable artwork, annoying singing, all the other geeks running and laying around, I say this video has it all
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
So glad we could deliver!
@jackh3376 Жыл бұрын
All the stations having washrooms & redundant elevators is actually fantastic
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@OnyxDash Жыл бұрын
"This is a very innovative KZfaq channel where I just run around and ride trains and edit it badly and you deal with it." -Miles Stated by a legend.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Mwahaha
@civx343 Жыл бұрын
That’s why I subscribed to it. There’s so many overly produced and fake travel channels on here finding this channel was so refreshing.
@cameron_o Жыл бұрын
The clip of foamers running towards you waving silver line pennants down the bridge is everything this channel is about. Another banger video
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@robjohnson3446 Жыл бұрын
I think the "vast parking lots around a huge new station" is very reminiscent of the "7 train through farmland" pictures from the early days of the NYC subway! I think you're right, it will be developed well in due time 😊
@owly6204 Жыл бұрын
It was nice meeting you at Ashburn at night (I was the tall guy with the orange jacket). I've lived in DC my entire life and have been following this project for 8 years. To see it finally done was such a relief. I hope you return to DC soon!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
It was great to meet you too!!
@michaelimbesi2314 Жыл бұрын
All the parking garages are there because half the reason the Silver Line exists is to reduce traffic on the Dulles Toll Road. So there’s a lot of park and rides. The good news is that the train doing 50 mph past rush hour traffic is the best advertisement for transit ever. The giant vacant lots are basically areas where the transit oriented development will come in the future.
@moishglukovsky Жыл бұрын
Not since Wawa have we seen such a transit extravaganza!
@elirosen1391 Жыл бұрын
I predicted Wawa would open before Ashburn. I guess time proved me right thus-wise.
@ClassyWhale Жыл бұрын
Jeremy frantically button mashing while I needlessly measure angles was the chaotic transit content I didn't know I needed. Seriously though this isn't just edited to look fast, you guys took work to keep up with!
@DEO3676 Жыл бұрын
“This elevator smells like that door looks.” I laughed harder than I should have sir. Well done.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
SUCH a good line.
@AverytheCubanAmerican Жыл бұрын
Just looking at Jeremy struggling with the machine...it makes me appreciate what I have on the LIRR and NYC Subway even more. Can't believe we're in a timeline where Dulles Airport station is actually open. Love the design of Dulles Airport. Pretty small world that St. Louis' iconic Gateway Arch, Dulles, and JFK's TWA Flight Center were all designed by the same architect, Eero Saarinen. Those mobile lounges may have started at Dulles, but Dulles isn't the only airport that still uses them! Philadelphia still uses them at Terminal A, as well as Montréal-Trudeau.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Philadelphia uses mobile lounges??? Also yeah, the MTA machines are fantastic.
@AverytheCubanAmerican Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Yup, according to the PHL newsroom on an article where they talked about them in December 2021, they have a total of six PTVs (Passenger Transfer Vehicles) that are used whenever gates aren't readily available at Terminal A.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Oh gotcha, so it's not a regular thing! I'm not missing out too much!
@michaelimbesi2314 Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit The flip side is that you reload a WMATA metrocard basically forever. Also, you can just get the app and use your phone as your Metrocard.
@paulfromsw3058 6 ай бұрын
how are u everywhere bro?
@olitesla5891 Жыл бұрын
I SAW YOU AT METRO CENTER! I was the guy next to you taking a photo of the arrival board when Ashburn was at the top, displaying 3-5 minutes. Just realised now!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Whoa, I didn't see you! That's awesome though!
@guy1524 Жыл бұрын
"Every time you're leaving Ashburn you're winning". Truer words have never been spoken
@OneOneTwo112 Жыл бұрын
I was on the first westbound train out of Downtown Largo and rode all the way to Ashburn. In case you're curious, it took around an hour and 36 minutes. One interesting factoid about Ashburn though is that the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority is going to run a bus from this station to Martinsburg, West Virginia daily. You can also see the mountains of West Virginia in the distance from the parking garage if you look closely enough.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
That's insanely cool that you'll be able to get to Martinsburg from there!
@GENIUSA1A Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit or you could just go to Union Station and take MARC
@benjaminnieva6016 Жыл бұрын
@@GENIUSA1A That is also true, however, the MARC train only runs in the peak direction during the weekdays. Hopefully in the future, MARC can work out a deal with CSX to run some reverse-peak service and even weekend service on the Brunswick Line out to Martinsburg.
@JointedRail2024 Жыл бұрын
The blasting of the truck horn as you are counting the lanes of the highway at 06:35 had me DEAD
@Mrtraveler01 Жыл бұрын
I had to watch that multiple times myself.
@AviaRayne2 Жыл бұрын
What I love about this video is you can clearly see how excited everyone was at the official opening of the line! Great video, I have many fond memories of riding the Metro when I'd visit my family in the DC area!!
@bcampbelnd Жыл бұрын
I was today years old when I finally realized the host of “Miles in Transit” is named “Miles”. Omg. I’ve watched so many of these videos. It’s all entertaining. Thank you guys.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks so much!
@clarehbear Жыл бұрын
woah the algorithm got me into your channel like 2 days ago which was good timing considering I live on the silver line lol
@clarehbear Жыл бұрын
p.s. my family moved there 25 years ago and were told the metro would get to dulles by the year 2000, 2005 at the latest lmao
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Better late than never I guess...17 years late...
@SeanA099 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see it in action. It feels like it’s been forever since phase one opened
@sammymarrco47 Жыл бұрын
been 8 years
@sammymarrco47 Жыл бұрын
I was there yesterday (im the guy that asked about the water at the airport) it was super cool to meet you and be a part of the group going to every station. Fun fact I was on both of the first trains to and from ash-burn, just never at ashburn either time. I even made some local transit friends. Thanks for the entertainment as always!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
It was great to meet you! Thanks for watching!
@sammymarrco2 Жыл бұрын
13:31
@AVeryRandomPerson Жыл бұрын
That siding outside of Wiehle-Reston East was the pocket track used to turn Silver Line trains around until yesterday. Also, note the old PIDS displays, a sign of how long Phase II has taken to complete. Route 772 was renamed in 2015, but the older cars never got updated.
@richard-mtl Жыл бұрын
Also Jeremy is the best, I love his genuine always-happy demeanour.
@bipbipletucha Жыл бұрын
Wanted to come try the new part before my afternoon classes, only to find out that it didn't open until 2 while on amtrak to dc. It was nice to live vicariously through you guys
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
The 2 PM opening was very much a point of frustration!
@cedricye1767 Жыл бұрын
I can’t help but admit this is one of the better suburban transit projects in the US… I love the insane chaos here, it’s funny and entertaining but not too annoying. Well done!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah, if they can develop around those stations, it'll be a win!
@honajtransit Жыл бұрын
that was a fast turnaround miles! great video!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
It came down to the wire! Thank you!
@Westlander857 Жыл бұрын
Finally! After 60 years, the major international airport in the capital of the wealthiest and most powerful nation in human history gets metro service! Yay! Seriously though, happy for WMATA and Dulles. Better late than never. Every new mile of public transit is an improvement.
@michaelimbesi2314 Жыл бұрын
I mean, Reagan National has had metro service for years, and BWI has MARC and Amtrak. It's just that now all 3 major airports have rail service
@phronsiekeys Жыл бұрын
Well, that was raucous fun! And just when I was thinking, "what? they are going to Dulles Metro station and not showing us how to get to the airport" you showed us. I am thrilled that there is now Metro to Dulles, it really is a game changer.
@drock1091 Жыл бұрын
I’m excited because the new stations and updated bus routes are going to make it easy for me to go car free
@sammymarrco47 Жыл бұрын
very nice. Kinda ironic your pfp
@edwardmiessner6502 Жыл бұрын
18:55 I love the bridge to nowhere that ends in a roundabout! 😆😆😆
@CodeDeb Жыл бұрын
The one and only time I took public transport to Dulles from Maryland I had to take a train to Falls Church West and then catch a private airport shuttle bus, which was $5 each way - only no charge on Sundays. It took me an hour to fly to Dulles from Atlanta and one hour 45 minutes to get home from Dulles 😂 So - I’m happy to see this expansion!
@kitchin2 Жыл бұрын
Finding the offices that designed BART was amazing.
@michaelbuglak512 Жыл бұрын
Many of the bus lines to the new Silver Line stations didn't begin service until Wednesday morning (day after rail service began). So that would help explain why you didn't see many buses.
@average____person7692 Жыл бұрын
so entertained watching this dude ride public transit
@ericfromreallife3058 Жыл бұрын
Finally. I have been following this project since about 2016 and it’s completion has been amazing.
@ericfromreallife3058 Жыл бұрын
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@alexwithclipboard Жыл бұрын
Since I couldn't make it, I'm glad someone brought the equipment to check the angles on those new stations.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Someone had to do it!
@MrJamieBattle Жыл бұрын
Happy to be a part of this. If y’all are wondering where i was, I’m in the later part of the feature wearing a bulky SpongeBob jacket with a fury 325 hornet hat (definitely useful due to the cold rain). Plus i made a video of my own too. Cheers 🥂
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
I'll have to check yours out! It was great to meet you!
@CameronK665 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact - the Washington Metro is the only transit system (that I know of) to have bomb-proof trash cans (for obvious reasons). The reason they're so bulky is because they're encased in about 4 inches of concrete.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Whoa!!
@jeremyzorek Жыл бұрын
New York's are, too!
@ChristopherPubillones Жыл бұрын
I thought I recognized you all on the train, as I was heading back from Reston! Loved the station reviews.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@highlanderwins3328 Жыл бұрын
My favorite part was when Miles said, "It's transitin' time!"
@S-CB-SL-Animations 4 ай бұрын
And then Transitted all over the place! 🤣🤣🤣
@StevesWanderlust Жыл бұрын
I was watching a CTA video last night thinking how I hadn't experienced the WMATA sensory set in awhile. This video was like a caffeine boost for my morning coffee, thanks!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
I like that phrase "sensory set" to describe metro systems! Thank you!
@david245611 Жыл бұрын
I used to work at Dulles for a year right before the station opened and for a while, it was this weird construction barrier that wasnt too noticable at the 2nd arrival gate and actually didn't know that was the spot to get to the metro till I watched this Glad it's finally up and running especially for some of my former co-workers who used to commute long hours on various buses from places like the middle of DC to get to Dulles.
@curiousrap Жыл бұрын
I remember being out there at the same day and man, I can tell you the look on your faces on how progressively colder it got. Glad y’all made the trek!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@yungtwiz Жыл бұрын
Lol Innovation center is where I used to live. I've watched them build that phase of the silver line since I was in 6th grade, and I am now a sophomore in college in New Jersey. Gonna forever live in spite knowing that I never even got the chance to have a train station functioning right by my own home
@yungtwiz Жыл бұрын
That being said I cannot express how bizzare it is seeing a youtuber I watch so much stand like 50 feet away from the building I used to live in
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Wow, so there's been "TOD" there for almost a decade? That explains why it needed all that parking!
@yungtwiz Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit oh trust me they have NEVER needed all of that parking
@baconmcbacon62 Жыл бұрын
I grew up around DC and riding the Metro. I can’t wait to check this out! Sooo nostalgic, though! I’m so glad to see the fare machines are still flaming dumpsters. Escalators broken. Sorry for the convenience.
@pigeon_the_mighty Жыл бұрын
"Where's Caleb" -> "Heyo!" was excellent comedic timing.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
My camera was acting up and we thought we had lost that shot - I was SO happy in editing to see that it survived!
@IaHarbour Жыл бұрын
I remember reading about this in like 2010. Wild that it's actually open. Your channel is the greatest on this platform lmao. Keep on foaming!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Indigolily80 Жыл бұрын
Love the ending guys! Good job doing a thorough review.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@SpaceboyYT Жыл бұрын
Great Video! As an elevator and also train fanatic, the elevator reviews made me feel like I was in heaven!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
YES! I was hoping an elevator fan would benefit from the many, many elevator reviews!
@SpaceboyYT Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Y E S
@lewnwdc Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I missed you guys! Fun video, covered a lot in 20 minutes.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@joshlord4101 Жыл бұрын
So glad you did a video on this.
@richard-mtl Жыл бұрын
That was absolutely chaotic.
@SeanA099 Жыл бұрын
There’s a lot of development going up around the Ashburn station. I’m guessing most of those empty lots close to it will have some kind of construction there soon
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Definitely - in a couple years it'll probably be a nice place!
@undeadgoat Жыл бұрын
Better an empty lot than a parking garage!
@benkalberer400 Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh man - wish I’d known you were in the area, glad you got to enjoy the Silver Line Phase II!
@SandBoxJohn Жыл бұрын
7:32 provision for column to extended the pedestrian bridge across Sunset Hill Road to a future entrance and or direct entrance in into a future commercial building. 11:52 The two parking garage on the left belong the adjacent commercial / residential properties. the one on the right is the station commuter parking garage. To left of the model of the airport 14:03 is where the entrance into the Metrorail station would have been had the airport station been built in subway as shown in the early plans. 15:11 Had you gone passed the elevators there are stairs the connect the entrance level to the platform
@meetmeinva Жыл бұрын
Is it true there’s a shell of a station that was built in the early 60’s, that’s underground (underneath baggage claim)? Trying to understand if others have heard this urban legend…
@SandBoxJohn Жыл бұрын
@@meetmeinva No. There were just simple drawings done showing the possible location of a single track station and its relationship to the terminal building.
@jakesummers5469 Жыл бұрын
So weird seeing you guys so close to home! You're lucky you got the pennants, I couldn't ride the extension until 6 and they had run out by then!
@adammoldover8769 Жыл бұрын
I wish I could've seen you guys! I may have been on the train after because the Silver Ticket train was delayed (as Metro always is), but it was fun to ride the line!
@shamusmcnulty Жыл бұрын
Weird finally seeing you use a Metro I used to use daily for a few years. Glad they finalllly decided to open up Ashburn after it was done for years.
@UncommonElevators Жыл бұрын
As an elevator enthusiast I appreciate the reviews
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
YESSSSS!
@brollbinder5954 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for reviewing the extension! couldn't come on the day due to work :(
@CaradhrasAiguo49 9 ай бұрын
3:14 "this is our deviation from the highway right of way" LOL just noticed Jeremy's goofiness after watching some of your local bus route videos!
@peabody1976 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you had such awesome weather. But see our new fancy faregates? They're new and silvery! You're in the middle of highways between Ashburn and almost Ballston. And bathrooms are not an afterthought, how about that! I will say that Reston Town Center will have a lot of traffic, and I'm happy Fairfax Connector will be truly integrated into the new stations.
@GeoMeridium Жыл бұрын
2:44 "Any time you're leaving Ashburn, you're winning" 💀
@brookhavenrpjobs1633 Жыл бұрын
I saw you guys in the Tyson's Corner mall riding on the kiddy train after you reviewed the stations.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
We contemplated riding it but didn't end up doing it!
@brookhavenrpjobs1633 Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Oh I thought you were in the kiddie train.
@airbus7373 Жыл бұрын
Damn the flu happened to catch me right as this opened. I hope to ride it as soon as I can, awesome video!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@history_leisure Жыл бұрын
exactly, I want to go back to Madrid when line 11 is complete
@notcarrotnose258 Жыл бұрын
'Parking garages that look like TOD' 'See THAT'S innovation' lmao
@jonat_gabl Жыл бұрын
Metro-sponsored foaming is the best kind of foaming.
@S-CB-SL-Animations 4 ай бұрын
RIGHT?!?! RIGHT?!?!
@ChrisSl8 Жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to see Lincoln M with you guys, used to hang with that crew years ago...probably not since 2005 lol. Fun video as usual though and a nice tour. Back in 2015 and 2018 when I was staying in the D.C. area, I found it better to stay in cheaper hotels around Dulles and park & ride at Wiehe-Reston East to get into the city. Looking on Google Maps, that station has built up significantly since then, so I know the same will happen at the other stations in time.
@Andrew-jv7tc Жыл бұрын
I rode after you guys from DC to Ashburn for the DC NUMTOT meetup that evening. Deff was missing the covered walkway at Ashburn in that rain, and was also confused as to why the sidewalk just ended on that one side of the road. Regardless, I’m glad the line is open. I use it every time I have to to to Dulles now. I guess 10 years from now when there is more development, I’ll use other stations, but until then, it’s my long airport choo choo.
@RicksTravelogue Жыл бұрын
Was down in Herndon 3 weeks ago, just missed the opening of this line that got delayed and delayed and delayed and dela......... you get the idea. Congrats on getting to ride.
@nousersnamesleft Жыл бұрын
Now we just need the purple line 😂
@louiszhang3050 4 ай бұрын
DC region is the only place building transit before housing rather than the other way around, which is really what we need more of. When the Metro was first built there was very little housing around it but it shaped the way DC is today. Silver Line will shape its corridor as well.
@AllAmericanRailfan Жыл бұрын
I saw you guys there! I was in the brown Norfolk Southern hoodie.
@ravensnation52 Жыл бұрын
I love Ashburn because of the bars and stuff man and the views is amazing. I've been waiting for years since it took a long time to open with all the delays DC resident long time
@JamesTerrebonne0194 Жыл бұрын
In classic Metro fashion Reston Town Center’s escalator is already down.
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Ashburn's escalator breaking down as the opening crowds stepped onto it was poetry in motion (uh...or NOT in motion, I guess)
@JamesTerrebonne0194 Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Someone posted it on r/nova the day after with little gates around it. God I love Metro. Also shame I missed y'all, couldn't get out of work early enough.
@Josephcavagnaro Жыл бұрын
8:15 Im watching it right now
@partofjessica 11 ай бұрын
my dad helped build part of the silver line extension. we didn't even go to the grand opening LOLL. wish we did, the pennant is so cool! i was able to ride it for the first time earlier this year. i had a flight out of dulles and it was the easiest way back.
@MilesinTransit 11 ай бұрын
That's so cool!!
@CBs-House Жыл бұрын
This is a surprise to me. I had no idea about this expansion. Dulles connected to the train? wow
@PhilipSalen Жыл бұрын
Classy!
@michaelz2270 Жыл бұрын
This is like watching children on Christmas morning. I used to live in the area when the silver line was just a dream. If you wanted to go from DC to Fairfax County or Dulles Airport via public transit you had to take the Fairfax Connector, which was slow and filled with shady characters. This is way better.
@Geotpf Жыл бұрын
How much parking do we need to put at these stations? All of it. All of the parking.
@bugno9969 Жыл бұрын
I will give WMATA one thing, most of their suburban stations were built before the DC suburbs were even a thing and people just moved to wherever the train stations were. Hopefully apartments and offices are built next to these stations, some have already been built. But who would want to live in a TOD next to a highway....
@michaelimbesi2314 Жыл бұрын
Well, if the TOD next to the highway is $200 a month cheaper than TOD not next to a highway, quite a lot of people will want to live there. It's all about value for your money. We have a housing crisis going on, and transit-accessible housing is very valuable to a lot of people.
@bugno9969 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelimbesi2314 definitely. Theres so many jobs in DC right now and the city itself and the suburbs aren't doing enough to meet housing demand. Living next to a train that takes you to downtown DC gives you access to so many job opportunities and giving access to that to more people is always a good thing.
@Pensyfan19 Жыл бұрын
If there was ever a statement to describe all of the new stations on this line, and maybe a lot of other transit expansion projects in the U.S., it would undoubtedly be: *Just one more parking garage, bro.*
@Wkay04 Жыл бұрын
the fare machine was being worked on because they were adding commemorative cards! you missed them!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Jeremy got one!
@shabbirnaqvi1344 Жыл бұрын
I desperately wanted to be there on day one (especially as my new home station is on the extension), but I really couldn't leave my community here at UVA this week.
@edisonz2006 Жыл бұрын
Such a chaotic video lol
@meetmeinva Жыл бұрын
Agree with the “weird hallway” comment @15:16. The station was originally supposed to be underground and closer to the main terminal but in order to save money the decision was made to move it to its current location. Supposedly (urban legend/myth) there’s a shell of a subway station that was built underneath the main terminal, under baggage claim, that was built in the early 60’s when the airport opened. Not sure if it’s true, but an interesting legend for sure….
@pixelatedvolume8051 Жыл бұрын
I love how our stupid farecard machines sometimes stymie even experienced transit types. I mean, it’s not good, but I do like it.
@michaelimbesi2314 Жыл бұрын
The walkways are unprotected because it’s Virginia and if there was glass, it would turn into a greenhouse and it would be completely unusable in the summer. It gets HOT here in August
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
I guess so! But that means that every other month of the year, the noise is just unbearable!
@sammymarrco2 6 ай бұрын
Vienna station is way more covered.
@kingbibihabibi Жыл бұрын
DC doing the Chinese thing of building a rail line to the middle of nowhere because they know it'll get developed and it'll be much easier to build the rail now, very out of character but certainly welcome. The problem is just how damn long the trip takes from the airport, like 50 minutes just to get to the downtown transfer stations.
@kitchin2 Жыл бұрын
That’s like saying the northern 2/3 of Westchester County NY is middle of nowhere. Loudon pop. 420K. Major bike trail to DC three miles north, used by commuters too.
@Token_Nerd Жыл бұрын
How many times did you say "look its Sunny"
@axelwitsel8549 Жыл бұрын
Lmao saw these guys at the Dulles station. Was coming down the escalator when that worker told you the water was dirty.
@Jessie-vm6kq Жыл бұрын
Parking minimums coming in. Half those parking garages around stations like Ashburn and Innovation aren’t dedicated for the silver line they’re for the surrounding developments.
@keithcaito3639 Жыл бұрын
10:33 You’re on a train and they’re in cars; you’re already owning them.
@Cumsuckler Жыл бұрын
Man I just missed the opening of the new line by like three days. I was in DC for Veterans Day weekend, trying to go to the museum that was out by Dulles. Would’ve really been a time saver if that line was open then
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Ironically they kind of neutered the bus to the Udvar Hazy Center of the Air and Space Museum (assuming you're talking about that) - it used to run every 20 minutes and go express from Wiehle-Reston East via Dulles. With the Silver Line extension, it now takes local roads and runs HOURLY :(
@Cumsuckler Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit yeah I was talking about that one. Damn, well they made that a lot less accesible
@leowehner3000 Жыл бұрын
I was on the first train from the other end. It sucks that there's a massive highway next to all of these stations. Highway probably cost more, too. But it is an improvement and WMATA can find a new hopefully more useful improvement to make.
@leowehner3000 Жыл бұрын
@@Leonard_Wilson Yeah, WMATA (most US transit agencies for that matter) have been chasing after the suburban commuter market for ages. High cost of expansion, low ridership gain. They should focus on frequency and integration with buses in denser parts of the city IMO. WMATA's ridership is still in the shitter since covid
@chromebomb Жыл бұрын
hopefully they can build some TOD at these car crater stations
@idcanthony9286 Жыл бұрын
The innovation center of parking garages.
@Salmagundiii Жыл бұрын
I was in NOVA on the day this opened...alas no time to ride. But when I heard the WTOP radio news reporter say "One rail enthusiast came all the way from Philadelphia", I knew it had to be Miles!
@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I don't know if that was me or not! I never talked to any radio people that I remember...
@Salmagundiii Жыл бұрын
@@MilesinTransit Miles, they just recognized you, you're famous now!
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