Access to new Metro stations still a big question
By Kafia A. Hosh
Sunday, March 27, 2011
"For Tysons Corner area residents, construction of a new Metrorail line is more visible than ever. They see concrete piers and bridges looming above the Capital Beltway, and they wonder: how will we get to the Metro stations?
When the four stations open in 2013, none will have parking and only the Tysons East and Tysons West stations will have kiss-and-ride drop-offs. Some of the 100,000 people who work in Tysons will ride Metro there, and developers are seeking to add bridges, new doors and plazas connecting stations to their businesses.
But it will take time before the shopping and employment center redevelops into a mixed-use downtown with a mass of residents who can walk to the stations from home. For now, residents of nearby neighborhoods are accustomed to driving, and there are few firm plans for how people will actually access the stations.
Unlike other urban Metro stations, the Tysons stops are above-ground, in the medians of Route 123 and Route 7. The entrances would be located on each side of highways and two would have pedestrian bridges..."
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