Greater Greater Washington has an interesting post today examining possibly extending the Purple line from its future terminus in Bethesda to Tysons.
The best way to build a Purple Line link between Bethesda and Tysons Corner
By DW Rowlands
March 1, 2019
Greater Greater Washington
"Although the Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton isn't expected to open until late 2022, transit advocates frequently talk about the possibility of extending it. The Purple Line is the area's first major circumferential transit project, and it is expected to have high ridership. It also connects to a series of densely-spaced job centers and residential areas, and extensions would benefit from through-running to these areas.
The most common proposed extension for the Purple Line is from Bethesda to Tysons Corner. Intuitively, this is the most obvious target for an extension: Tysons has the largest concentration of jobs in the region outside of downtown DC by a factor of two, making it a major commuting destination. While the Silver Line connects it to downtown DC and to Reston, a circumferential connection would make it more transit-accessible to suburban commuters..."
https://ggwash.org/view/71112/the-wa...-tysons-corner