METRO's green line is headed for some good times

Recently I purchased a ticket to go to Arizona for a couple of weeks. While comparing one site to the next for the most affordable tickets, I limited myself to flights departing from Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport, primarily because of the ease of hopping on METRO rail with my luggage.

All this talk about METRO being extended to Dulles Airport is like music to my ears. The $20-$100 I can save on airfare is worth the extra time I'll spend on the train, compared to catching a cab, riding on a bus or calling a friend. But now it looks like I'll have three option for airport to leave from.

Maryland, not wanting to be left out in the cold, is increasing talks about the idea of METRO being extended out to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. With competition comes cheaper prices, theoretically. How is Reagan gonna keep their higher prices when people start migrating to the other two airports when it becomes just as easy to reach?

Another benefit if the talks become a reality is the extension of the green line. In the process, perhaps, the green line will run more frequently. The Lady, Torrie, and I went to watch the fireworks last weekend at the Waterfront. As soon as it was over, there was a mob making its way to Waterfront METRO station. Since the station isn't designed for that kind of traffic, there were people not allowed into the station until the station cleared up a bit. We simply walked to Navy Yards METRO station, got on there and got in front of the crowd. The one thing we talked about is how the green line runs trains every 20 minutes that late at night. And sine green line is the only option there, those people had to have been waiting for quite some time.




If the green line is extended to benefit the airport, DC residents who ride the green line will benefit from the added service. Since development is starting to gain momentum in Southeast, this is only another plus for the city. There's already talk about running trolleys from Minnesota Ave METRO Station to Anacostia METRO station. That's a clear those with money are starting their invasion of the deprived part of town.

I welcome any extensions to METRO lines. But more than that, I welcome the financial benefits we'll all receive in having three convenient airports to choose from. Maybe I'll start buying property in Southeast while it's still affordable.