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ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Gallery Place/Metro Center and Farragut North/Farragut West Pedestrian TunnelsDistrict of Columbia
Proposed Strategy:Build an underground pedestrian tunnel between Gallery Place and Metro Center Stations. Build an underground pedestrian tunnel between Farragut North and Farragut West Stations. These connections would provide additional opportunities to transfer between Metrorail Lines and relieve crowding at Gallery Place and Metro Center Stations.
Goals Addressed: Provide a high-quality transit system that accommodates and encourages future ridership growth.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Enables more effi cient access to activity
centers connected by the Metrorail system.
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ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2030 regional travel and development forecasts.1
• Farragut pedestrian tunnel is used by 32,000 daily passengers.
• Gallery Place/Metro Center pedestrian tunnel is used by 8,200 passengers during the morning and evening peak hours.
Helps relieve Metrorail passenger loads near the two transfer points but does not address the most crowded line segments.
• Farragut pedestrian tunnel reduces the number of transfers at Metro Center by 23%.
• Pedestrian tunnels do not fully relieve crowding at Gallery Place or Metro Center stations.
• Adding the tunnel between Farragut North and West increases crowding. Internal station improvements are needed as well to improve movement within the stations.
Gallery Place/Metro Center and Farragut North/Farragut West Pedestrian TunnelsDistrict of Columbia
1. Farragut tunnel usage modeled with MWCOG Round 8.2 Cooperative Land Use Forecast, and Gallery Place/Metro Center tunnel usage modeled with Round 7.2A Forecast. Page 2
NewMetrorail Lines
for the Region’s Core
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Blue Line in Virginia 11 miles from Franconia-Springfi eld to Potomac Mills in Prince William County. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail along the congested I-95 Corridor.
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Springfi eld
• Fort Belvoir North Area• North Woodbridge
• Potomac Town Center
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
34,000 daily riders (or 3,100 per mile) on the new extension. This is below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
Only 13,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either commuter bus or VRE.
2040 station areas are projected to have 7 households per acre and 11 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity at Franconia-Springfi eld and Huntington Metro stations.
More suburban riders increase crowding along the Blue and Yellow Lines closer to DC and at core transfer stations.
Blue Line Extension – Franconia-Springfi eld to Potomac MillsFairfax County/Prince William County, Virginia
395
495
95
Fairfax County
City ofAlexandria
Prince WilliamCounty
FRANCONIA-SPRINGFIELD
NEWINGTON
LORTON
OCCOQUAN
POTOMAC MILLS
Springfield
Fort BelvoirNorth Area
NorthWoodbridge
PotomacTown Center
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210
600
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Proposed Blue Line ExtensionProposed Metrorail StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'SCOUNTY
PRINCEWILLIAMCOUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
A Network of
Regionally SignificantHigh-Capacity Surface
Transit Corridors
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Blue Line 7 miles in Maryland from Largo Town Center to Blue Star Memorial Highway near Bowie. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail along the Central Avenue Corridor (MD 214).
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Largo Town Center
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
10,000 daily riders (or 1,400 per mile) on the new extension. This is below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
Only 1,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either commuter or local bus.
2040 station areas are projected to have 3 households per acre and 3 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity at Largo Town Center and Morgan Boulevard stations.
More suburban riders increase crowding at core transfer stations.
Blue Line Extension – Largo Town Center to BowiePrince George’s County, Maryland
Prince George's County
495
LARGO TOWN CENTER
Largo Town Center/ Morgan Blvd
95HARRY S. T
RUMAN AVE
KETTERING DRIVE
ENTERPRISE ROAD
CHURCH ROAD
BLUE STAR
MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY
Joint BaseAndrews
50
301
202
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725
410
295
410
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Proposed Blue Line ExtensionProposed Metrorail StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
DCPRINCE
GEORGE'SCOUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Green Line 18 miles in Maryland from Greenbelt to BWI Airport. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail along the U.S. 1 and Baltimore-Washington Parkway Corridors.
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Greenbelt Metro • Konterra
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
16,000 daily riders (or 900 per mile) on the new extension. This is below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
Only 6,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either MARC or commuter or local bus.
2040 station areas are projected to have 6 households per acre and 14 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity at Greenbelt and other stations closer to DC.
More suburban riders increase crowding at core transfer stations.
Green Line Extension – Greenbelt to BWI AirportPrince George’s County/Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County
Howard County
New Carrollton
295
Crain Highway
Prince George'sCounty
MontgomeryCounty
495
95BWI AIRPORT
ARUNDEL MILLS
SAVAGE
LAUREL
KONTERRA
CALVERT
GREENBELT
Konterra
GreenbeltMetro
Fort Meade
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Proposed Green Line ExtensionProposed Metrorail StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ANNE ARUNDELCOUNTY
HOWARDCOUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
IncreasedService for
Commuter Rail andCommuter Bus
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Build a Metrorail Green Line spur running 6 miles from Congress Heights in DC to National Harbor in Maryland. This spur would expand the reach of Metrorail along South Capitol Street to Oxon Hill. However, there would be no additional service on the Green Line to L’Enfant Plaza. This spur would be served by some trains that normally serve Branch Avenue.
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Poplar Point
• St. Elizabeths • Oxon Hill
• National Harbor
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
23,000 daily riders (or 4,000 per mile) on the new extension. This is above the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
4,000 riders are new public transit riders. Replaces many bus-to-Metrorail transfers along the Green Line in Southeast DC with direct Metrorail Access.
2040 station areas are projected to have 8 households per acre and 14 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Green Line Spur – Congress Heights to National HarborDistrict of Columbia/Prince George’s County, Maryland
495295 95
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Other Regional Activity Center
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MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
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Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
A Network of
Regionally SignificantHigh-Capacity Surface
Transit Corridors
Frees up Park & Ride capacity at Anacostia station.
• More suburban riders increase crowding along the Green Line south of L’Enfant Plaza and at core transfer stations.
• Reduction in service to Branch Avenue increases crowding on that portion of the line.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
Green Line Spur – Congress Heights to National HarborDistrict of Columbia/Prince George’s County, Maryland
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ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Green Line 18 miles in Maryland from Branch Avenue to Charles County. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail along the MD 5 Corridor (Branch Avenue).
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Branch Avenue • Waldorf
Note: Extension bypasses the commercial spine of Waldorf and White Plains along U.S. 301.
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
30,000 daily riders (or 1,700 per mile) on the new extension. This is below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
18,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either commuter, local, or express bus.
2040 station areas are projected to have 2 households per acre and 5 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity at Branch Avenue, Suitland, and Southern Avenue stations.
More suburban riders increase crowding along the Green Line closer to DC and at core transfer stations.
Green Line Extension – Branch Avenue to White PlainsPrince George’s County/Charles County, Maryland
Charles County
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VIRG
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Prince George's County
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La Plata
Waldorf
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Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
CHARLESCOUNTY
IncreasedService for
Commuter Rail andCommuter Bus
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Orange Line 8 miles in Maryland from New Carrollton to Crain Highway, near Bowie. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail along the U.S. 50 Corridor.
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• New Carrollton • Bowie
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
24,000 daily riders (or 3,000 per mile) on the new extension. This is below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
Only 8,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either bus or MARC.
2040 station areas are projected to have 2 households per acre and 2 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Provides additional Park & Ride spaces; however, existing Orange Line stations will have spare capacity.
More suburban riders increase crowding at core transfer stations.
Orange Line Extension – New Carrollton to Bowie Town CenterPrince George’s County, Maryland
Prince George's County
495
NEW CARROLLTON
New Carrollton
95
Bowie
95
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WOODMOORE
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CRAIN HIGHWAY
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Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
ANNE ARUNDELCOUNTY
A Network of
Regionally SignificantHigh-Capacity Surface
Transit Corridors
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
66
Fairfax County
FAIR OAKS/FAIRFAX CORNER
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ViennaSTRINGFELLOW ROAD
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Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Orange Line 19 miles in Virginia from Vienna to Centreville and Gainesville. This extension would extend the reach of Metrorail along the congested I-66 Corridor. A shorter 10-mile extension ending at Centreville was also considered.
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Vienna
• Fairfax Center• Centreville
• Gainesville
Key Findings:Both strategies were modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
• 28,000 daily riders (or 1,500 per mile) on the new extension to Gainesville.
• 17,000 daily riders (or 1,700 per mile) on the shorter extension to Centreville.
• Both segments are below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
Only about half of the riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either bus or VRE.
2040 station areas are projected to have 6 households per acre and 14 jobs per acre on the Gainesville extension, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Orange Line Extension – Vienna to Centreville/GainesvilleFairfax County/Prince William County, Virginia
66
Washington DullesInternational Airport
267
Fairfax County
Prince William County
VIRGINIA
Lorton
OccoquanPotomac Mills
Loudoun County
Prince WilliamCounty
FAIR OAKS/FAIRFAX CORNER
VIENNA
Gainesville
Centreville
Fairfax Center
ViennaSTRINGFELLOW ROAD
CENTREVILLE
SUDLEY ROAD
GAINESVILLE
495
Cityof
Mannasas
City ofFairfax
Springfield
NorthWoodbridge
PotomacTown Center
0 42Miles
Proposed Orange Line ExtensionProposed Metrorail StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
LOUDOUNCOUNTY
PRINCEWILLIAMCOUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
Extension to Gainesville
Extension to Centreville
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Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
• 2040 station areas are projected to have 8 households per acre on the Centreville extension, which is below the recommended minimum for Metrorail extensions.
• However, the 2040 station areas are projected to have 21 jobs per acre along this extension, which is above the minimum.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity at existing Orange Line stations in Fairfax County.
More suburban riders increase crowding along the already crowded Orange and Silver Lines closer to DC and at core transfer stations.
Orange Line Extension – Vienna to Centreville/GainesvilleFairfax County/Prince William County, Virginia
A Network of
Regionally SignificantHigh-Capacity Surface
Transit Corridors
IncreasedService for
Commuter Rail andCommuter Bus
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Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Red Line 4 miles in Maryland from Shady Grove to Metropolitan Grove. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail along the I-270 and MD 355 Corridors to Gaithersburg.
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• King Farm/Rockville
Research Center
• Gaithersburg-Central
• Gaithersburg-Metropolitan Grove
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
16,000 daily riders (or 9,000 per mile) on the new extension. This is above the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
Only 7,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either bus, Corridor Cities Transitway, or MARC.
2040 station areas are projected to have 5 households per acre and 17 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity between Shady Grove and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations.
More suburban riders increase crowding at core transfer stations.
Red Line Extension – Shady Grove to Metropolitan GroveMontgomery County, Maryland
270
200
SHADY GROVE
MUDDY BRANCH ROAD
METROPOLITAN GROVE
Gaithersburg - Metropolitan Grove
Gaithersburg- Central
King Farm/Rockville Research Center
Montgomery County
370
Montgomery CountyMontgomery County Airpark Airpark
0 21Miles
Proposed Red Line ExtensionProposed Metrorail StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
A Network of
Regionally SignificantHigh-Capacity Surface
Transit Corridors
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Silver Line 8 miles in Virginia from Route 772 to the Route 7 Bypass near Leesburg. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail along the Dulles Greenway Corridor.
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Route 772
Transit Area• Leesburg
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
6,000 daily riders (or 750 per mile) on the new extension. This is below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
Only 3,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either commuter bus or MARC.
2040 station areas are projected to have 2 households per acre and 4 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity between Route 772 and Tysons Corner.
More suburban riders increase crowding along the Silver Line closer to DC and at core transfer stations.
Silver Line Extension – VA 772/Dulles Greenway to LeesburgLoudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County
Route 772Transit Area
VA 7 BYPASS
Leesburg
CROSSTRAIL BLVD
BELMONT RIDGE
ROUTE 772
267
15
Washington DullesWashington Dulles International Airport International Airport
0 21Miles
Proposed Silver Line ExtensionProposed Metrorail StationPlanned Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
LOUDOUNCOUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
IncreasedService for
Commuter Rail andCommuter Bus
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Extend the Metrorail Yellow Line 12 miles in Virginia from Huntington to Lorton. This extension would expand the reach of Metrorail to serve the U.S. Route 1 Corridor (Richmond Highway).
Goals Addressed: Facilitate transit-oriented, mixed-use communities that capture employment and household growth, providing choices in where to live, work, and play.
Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Huntington/Penn Daw
• Beacon Groveton• Hybla Valley/
Gum Springs
• Fort Belvoir
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
29,000 daily riders (or 2,400 per mile) on the new extension. This is below the minimum recommended for Metrorail extensions.
7,000 riders are new public transit riders. The remainder are already public transit riders on either commuter bus, local bus, or VRE.
2040 station areas are projected to have 6 households per acre and 7 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail extensions.
Frees up Park & Ride capacity at Huntington, Franconia-Springfi eld, and Van Dorn Street stations.
More suburban riders increase crowding along the Yellow Line closer to DC and at core transfer stations.
Yellow Line Extension – Huntington to LortonFairfax County, Virginia
395
495
City of Alexandria
MAR
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D
VIRG
INIA
FairfaxCounty
Po
tom
ac
Riv
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95
HUNTINGTON
PENN DAW
BEACON HILL ROAD
GUM SPRINGS
POLE ROAD
WOODLAWN
FORT BELVOIRTELEGRAPHROAD
LORTON
Huntington / Penn Daw
Beacon Groveton
Hybla Valley / Gum Springs
Ft. Belvoir
1
0 21Miles
Proposed Yellow Line ExtensionProposed Metrorail StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'SCOUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
A Network of
Regionally SignificantHigh-Capacity Surface
Transit Corridors
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.1 Aspirations Scenario Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Build a new Metrorail Station on the existing Blue Line between King Street and Van Dorn Street Stations. This strategy is intended to attract new ridership to Metrorail and provide greater access to the system for City of Alexandria residents and businesses.
Goals Addressed: Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Provide a fi nancially viable and sustainable transit service that is effi cient and effective for the region.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• None
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
Fewer than 1,000 daily riders would use the new station.
Only 400 riders are new Metrorail riders. The remaining are existing users of adjacent stations.
The 2040 station area is projected to have 3 households per acre and 4 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail infi ll stations.
Station access and development potential is limited by physical barriers, including Cameron Run, I-495, and adjacent freight rail lines.
Eisenhower Valley Infi ll StationCity of Alexandria, Virginia
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.3 Cooperative Land Use Forecast.
$
395
295
City ofAlexandria
EISENHOWERVALLEY
Fairfax County
MARYLAND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
49595
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VAN DORNSTREET
KING ST-OLD TOWN
0 21Miles
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Proposed Infill StationExisting Metrorail Station
Regional Activity Center
PROJECTLOCATION
Improved Access to Leverage Transit Investments
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Kansas Avenue Infi ll StationDistrict of Columbia
Proposed Strategy:Build a new Metrorail Station on the existing Red Line between Fort Totten and Takoma Stations, serving northeast DC in the vicinity of Kansas Avenue NE and North Capitol Street. This strategy is intended to attract new ridership to Metrorail and provide greater access to the system for area residents and businesses.
Goals Addressed: Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Provide a fi nancially viable and sustainable transit service that is effi cient and effective for the region.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:
• None
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
3,700 daily riders would use the new station.
Only 1,250 riders are new Metrorail riders. The remaining are existing users of adjacent stations.
The 2040 station area is projected to have 6 households per acre and 8 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail infi ll stations.
Station access is facilitated by grid street network.
$ 495
Prince George's County
District ofColumbia
KANSAS AVE
Montgomery County
TAKOMA
FORTTOTTEN
0 21Miles
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
Proposed Infill StationExisting Metrorail Station
Regional Activity Center
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARYLAND
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.3 Cooperative Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
Improved Access to Leverage Transit Investments
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Build a new Metrorail Station on the existing Red Line between Rockville and Shady Grove Stations, serving Montgomery County in the vicinity of the Montgomery College Campus. This strategy is intended to attract new ridership to Metrorail and provide greater access to the system for area residents, businesses, and students.
Goals Addressed: Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Provide a fi nancially viable and sustainable transit service that is effi cient and effective for the region.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Montgomery College
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
2,000 daily riders would use the new station.
Only 550 riders are new Metrorail riders. The remaining are existing users of adjacent stations.
The 2040 station area is projected to have 2 households per acre and 8 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail infi ll stations.
Station access is partially limited by long block lengths and low connectivity among land uses.
Montgomery College Infi ll StationMontgomery County, Maryland
$
270
MONTGOMERYCOLLEGE
Montgomery County
SHADY GROVE
ROCKVILLE
MontgomeryCollege
200
370
0 21Miles
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PROJECTLOCATION
Proposed Infill StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.3 Cooperative Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
Improved Access to Leverage Transit Investments
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Build a new Metrorail Station on the existing Blue/Orange/Silver Line just east of the Stadium-Armory Station, becoming the fi nal transfer point before the lines diverge east of the Anacostia River. This strategy is intended to attract new ridership to Metrorail and provide greater access to the system for DC residents and businesses in the vicinity of the intersection of Oklahoma Avenue NE and Benning Road NE.
Goals Addressed: Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Provide a fi nancially viable and sustainable transit service that is effi cient and effective for the region.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• Stadium-Armory • H Street
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
3,000 daily riders would use the new station.
Only 1,250 riders are new Metrorail riders. The remaining are existing users of adjacent stations.
• The 2040 station area is projected to have 7 households per acre and 6 jobs per acre, which are below the recommended minimums for Metrorail infi ll stations.
• Station area development potential is severely limited by National Park Service ownership of RFK Stadium property.
Station access is partially limited by the location near the Anacostia River.
Design of an infi ll station would need further study to address grade change between underground and elevated track segments at this location.
Oklahoma Avenue Infi ll StationDistrict of Columbia
$
295
Prince George's County
District ofColumbia
OKLAHOMAAVE
MARYLAND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Po
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Ri v
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STADIUMARMORY
MINNESOTA AVE
BENNINGROAD
Stadium Armory
H St
0 21Miles
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'S
COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Proposed Infill StationExisting Metrorail Station
Regional Activity Center
Other Regional Activity Center
PROJECTLOCATION
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.3 Cooperative Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
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ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Improved Access to Leverage Transit Investments
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Oklahoma Avenue Infi ll StationDistrict of Columbia
ConnectGreaterWashington - Transit Project/Strategy Summary
Proposed Strategy:Build a new Metrorail Station on the Green Line between the existing Anacostia and Congress Heights Stations. This strategy is intended to attract new ridership to Metrorail and provide greater access to the system for DC residents, businesses, and government employees in the vicinity of the St. Elizabeths campuses in southeast DC.
Goals Addressed: Maximize availability of and convenient access to integrated transit choices.
Provide a fi nancially viable and sustainable transit service that is effi cient and effective for the region.
Regional Activity Centers Connected:• St. Elizabeths
Key Findings:This strategy was modeled with 2040 regional travel and development forecasts.1
9,300 daily riders would use the new station.
5,000 riders are new Metrorail riders. The remaining are existing users of adjacent stations.
• The 2040 station area is projected to have 9 households per acre, which is below the recommended minimum for Metrorail infi ll stations.
• However, the 2040 station area is projected to have 20 jobs per acre, which is above the minimum.
Forecast ridership depends on convenient pedestrian access to/from government campuses.
Design and construction of an infi lll station would be diffi cult as the existing line is in a tunnel at this location.
St. Elizabeths Campus Infi ll StationDistrict of Columbia
295
Prince George's County
ST. ELIZABETHSCAMPUS
MARYLAND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
495 95Po
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ANACOSTIA
CONGRESSHEIGHTS
St. Elizabeths
0 21Miles
FAIRFAXCOUNTY
DC
PRINCEGEORGE'SCOUNTY
MONTGOMERYCOUNTY
Proposed Infill StationExisting Metrorail StationRegional Activity CenterConnected by Proposed Strategy
Other Regional Activity Center
PROJECTLOCATION
Prince George'sCounty
$
1. Ridership modeled with MWCOG Round 7.2A Cooperative Land Use Forecast. Forecast 2040 density from MWCOG Round 8.3 Cooperative Land Use Forecast.
Colors indicate strategy performance: Good, Mixed, Poor, Not Applicable
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