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Friday, June 06, 2008

A Potomac Yards Metro stop?

It would appear that Metro is considering adding a stop on the Yellow Line, one for Potomac Yards in Alexandria.

I think this would definitely be a great idea, for drivers and shoppers alike! For starters, it would cut down traffic on Route 1. Because as anyone who's driven to Potomac Yards can tell you, traffic in and out of the complex can be rather irksome—let alone trying to make your way around the parking lot!!! Metro would provide an alternative method, particularly for DC and Alexandria residents, to come shop at Potomac Yards and not have to drive.

On the flip side, however, I can see people doing like they would at the Pentagon City Mall—parking in the mall parking garage, and then hopping on the Metro into DC. Hopefully that won't prove to be a problem at Potomac Yards, as it hasn't yet proven to be one at Pentagon City.

The only stipulations I would put on Metro coming to Potomac Yards is that the shopping center would need to build a rear entrance to the complex, as Metro riders getting off here would otherwise be greeted by the beautiful sight of . . . the service entrances to Barnes & Noble. The other stipulation is that Metrobus service not be provided here, as it would conflict too greatly with evening shopping traffic. Beyond that, I say bring Metro to Potomac Yards!

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Blogger WFY said...

There have been proposals for a Metro stop here for a decade and I would like to see it go through.

However, any Metro station is going to have Metro buses, to do otherwise would be foolish.

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