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Because it's actually hard to get a metro line of off US-1. I don't know how you'd get a line from Ft Belvoir/US-1 to the Lorton VRE station. Pohick Rd is too narrow. Also, Lorton Station is itself a terrible location, hidden behind a terrible semi-TOD place.

I'd just stick to US-1 and put the "Gunston" stop at Gunston Plaza, which has plenty of TOD opportunity as well as an untouched patch east of US-1. Most buses that now go to Lorton Station could be easily rerouted to include Gunston Plaza as a stop.

So a stop at the Kingman Gate (where the new Army Museum) will be going;

Where's that?

one at Lorton station; one at Ox Road, by the Workhouse;

Problem is that nobody lives at the Workhouse. Also, none of the old prison ground can be used for residential development. Also not sure that Occoquan would want another attack on its quaintness with a metrostop.

and then bring it around north down to Woodbridge. Maybe a terminus at Potomac Mills? Any farther out would be a bit much.

Not if PW County realizes that all their sprawl is a disaster. They should, looking at their property values. They need to increase their density. Which they can't do without mass transit, because the Potomac Mills area already is a traffic mess.

[I generally refer to the area as Potomac Hell and avoid it as much as I can. I save up shopping trips until I really, really, really needs something from there.]

by Jasper on Jun 26, 2012 2:04 pm • link • report