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Can't comment much on Maryland side as I live in Alexandria so:
Sadly, I don't think the brown line connection from National Harbor to Alexandria is feesable. Making a tunnel would be way to expensive I'm betting, and the bridge would have to be super high in order to allow ships to pass under, as a Metro draw-bridge would not be a good idea! Also, with the current i495 expansion, as well as the current build-up around Eisenhower station, I don't see there being much more room for a connection.
New Blue line tunnel could be very do-able if the money is there for it, and I think a connection to Georgetown (and the college there) is much needed.
Funny enough, I was look at this book in Borders today that had old maps of Metros, and they had an old master map for the DC Metro. It has the Yellow Line actually going further down to "Fairfield" (in Hybla Valley I suspect), and had multiple extensions from Van Dorn going to Burke and Springfield.
The biggest thing I've always seen need was a line that went down 395, at least to Skyline/Bailey's Xroads. More than likely I'd see it comming from Pentagon down 395 with at least 3 stops near Shirlington, King Street (access to NOVA), and Seminary Road/Mark Center.
Obviously there is no way any of this would come to fruition unless the Feds decided to really invest a TON of money into our local transit system. But yeah, lets keep on hoping!
-R

by Richard Allen Brooks on Jun 4, 2010 10:37 pm • link • report