Mind the Gap

Calls for the extension of the Washington Metro's Green Line from Greenbelt to BWI are absolutely unnecessary.

What does the extension realistically accomplish? It links the airport to the Washington transit system, an unnecessary extension. The Airport is already connected to Washington by the MARC Train and by Amtrak Trains that run from Union Station and New Carrollton to the airport. Interested DC Metro Area residents, particularly those from Virginia, can take the Metro to Union Station or New Carrollton and take the train to BWI.

And then there is the ever important question as to who pays for the $3 billion projected cost of the Green Line extension.

Maybe if the DC Metro were a comprehensive, efficient, clean, system like the London Underground, maybe it would be useful. Instead, it is $3 billion that could be better spent the backlog of existing infrastructure improvements that already need to be built