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Originally Posted by cambron J
None of the other option were carried forward, The other options east of the CSX tracks would have required the closing of the Blue and Yellow lines for several years. The 4 option west of the CSX tracks would have increased the costs to something in the range of $1 billion.
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What people don't get is that high quality suburban stations increase the network effect of a system. In this case, a new infill station is on an interlined section of the Metro, meaning there are more potential one-seat rides than an infill station built on a not-interlined suburban branch (i.e. The Silver Line).
So we had an infill station slapped onto the system that will attract the fewest new riders possible and motivate the least new transit-oriented development possible.
A choice rider might tolerate an awkward walk at one end of their commute but is unlikely to tolerate an awkward walk at their origin and at their destination.