tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284446320251611266.post5412883047284643321..comments2024-03-22T13:31:45.213-04:00Comments on HoCo Connect: Will Columbia's turn ever come?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284446320251611266.post-26996061923610105762014-07-30T13:08:18.319-04:002014-07-30T13:08:18.319-04:00This topic never fails to raise my blood pressure....This topic never fails to raise my blood pressure. This city was planned as if everyone would work where they lived. As that didn't happen, we are paying the price for the lack of viable options for public transportation. Add to that, the lack of upkeep on the existing lines of the Metro, which make commuting to an upcountry station for a trip to DC or Tysons unrealistic.KirstyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193878300210099431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284446320251611266.post-84843289776086868912014-07-29T23:06:09.435-04:002014-07-29T23:06:09.435-04:00Bus Rapid Transit is typically characterized by th...Bus Rapid Transit is typically characterized by the buses having their own lanes, typically separated from the car flow. Traditional bus service must navigate and coexist with car traffic. <br /><br />BRT on US 29 is very difficult. It seems to make a lot of sense here in Howard County, but a trip south shows a different reality in MoCo. The bridge over the rocky gorge reservoir is at capacity. There is no space for a dedicated BRT lane. A new bridge over the reservoir would have to be built. South of Briggs Cheney Road, there are stretches of US 29 where the median is either very small or just does not exist. It would be pretty hard to get BRT down there.<br /><br />In the larger case, because HoCo splits is workforce (generally, 1/3 to DC, 1/3 to Balt, and 1/3 in HoCo) it would be difficult to get any rail service here. DC metro is a different regional council of governments. The Silver line is within their boundary. We are not. There is simply not enough demand from this area to justify the cost. As Dr. Gridlock said it recently (and his words, not mine): There does not exist enough density to extend the metro line any further north.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061447156090869945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284446320251611266.post-36355330405420691452014-07-29T22:55:24.828-04:002014-07-29T22:55:24.828-04:00Bus Rapid Transit would have a dedicated bus lane ...Bus Rapid Transit would have a dedicated bus lane that could also control traffic signals. Montgomery County is exploring this for their segment of 29.Linda Wengelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284446320251611266.post-54182938680033337732014-07-29T20:51:29.088-04:002014-07-29T20:51:29.088-04:00Can you describe how bus rapid transit would diffe...Can you describe how bus rapid transit would differ from the regular bus service we have to the Red Line in Silver Spring?duanestclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663080160551320723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284446320251611266.post-30369567188124251032014-07-29T19:07:57.021-04:002014-07-29T19:07:57.021-04:00It would be more realistic to aim for Bus Rapid Tr...It would be more realistic to aim for Bus Rapid Transit along Route 29.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284446320251611266.post-72136161932782407872014-07-29T11:00:33.728-04:002014-07-29T11:00:33.728-04:00This was a big topic in 2006. Evan Parker's bl...This was a big topic in 2006. <a href="http://howardcountyblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/metro.html" rel="nofollow">Evan Parker's blog at the time has a lot of detailed ideas.</a><br /><br />I've also advocated for PRT systems in the past as well, which may be a better median and something that could translate into a more substantial system as Columbia's population increases and density increases.Chris Bachmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131913047149285040noreply@blogger.com