Is public transit being considered as an alternate?
A transit alternate initially developed for the Capital Beltway/Purple Line Study included a rail transit facility adjacent to the Beltway right-of-way. Because rail transit operates more efficiently if it serves areas where people live and work, the rail transit study alternates should include a number of corridors that connect major activity centers in the region. By connecting regional activity centers, six potential rail transit corridors were identified. Following ridership forecasting efforts for the rail transit corridors, it was determined that the travel demand in the region is so great that no single transportation improvement (highway or transit) would be sufficient to meet that demand. Based on this conclusion, the study recommended that both highway and transit alternates be carried forward for additional study. However, because highway and rail transit each serve a different function within the region as well as a different market, the study also recommended that the high
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