tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post8603663765141384780..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: will montgomery fund new transit, or build more roads?Dan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-25140659013533339022014-01-14T12:09:21.506-05:002014-01-14T12:09:21.506-05:00@Robert
To people who rely on transit, and to tho...@Robert<br /><br />To people who rely on transit, and to those (like me) who could drive but prefer not to, improving transit service is an improvement of quality of life. For people who live in White Oak, having more jobs and amenities close to home is an improvement of quality of life.<br /><br />It's all a matter of perspective. Clearly you disagree with the direction the county's going in. But one day you'll sell your house in Woodside Park, and I'll bet the people who buy it (and pay good money for it) won't be complaining that Montgomery County is hurting their quality of life with more transit and more amenities.Dan Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-47449936691127240142014-01-14T11:04:34.075-05:002014-01-14T11:04:34.075-05:00They should prioritize road improvements, not tran...They should prioritize road improvements, not transit. Almost all Montgomery County residents rely on roads, some of us use transit, too. The money should be spent on transit vs. roads in relation to the percent of travel using transit vs. roads. <br /><br />Planners should stop proposing reducing quality of life in the county -- forcing people onto less convenient and more expensive transit -- just to foster more and more development, such as in White Oak. More density means more profit for developers, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the public is better off.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180733496678026590noreply@blogger.com