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One way to alleviate the problem would be to reduce the number of people using the station by building a ped tunnel between Chinatown and Metro Center. I believe a virtual tunnel is in the works but an actual ped tunnel would be much more heavily used.

What are the limitations to running 8-car trains on the red line during rush hour?

WMATA doesn't own enough rail cars.

Boston charges $80 for their system and DC $75. So how do you keep everyone in Boston from just joining DC's.

By charging DC members an extra $5 if they want to use bikeshare in Boston or an extra $25 if they want to use it in NYC. And/Or, by giving members a limited number of rides in a different city as part of their membership.

How about a rotating car-free day each month on different neighborhood retail streets?

This would be confusing for drivers to keep track of and probably would not be in the best interests of businesses on the street. It would also create traffic problems as cars are crammed into the same detour around the closed off street. We already have enough street closings for various events, and that's fine and works, but those events are always much bigger than car-free day, so it's worth the hassle.

That said, there was a big comment discussion on the idea of creating a pedestrian plaza in DC similar to the one in Charlottesville. I suggest you lookup the GGW article and discussion.

by Falls Church on Sep 23, 2011 3:13 pm • link • report