The Metro has got to be one of my favorite parts of DC. Well that and the crack whores of Anacostia.

As much as I enjoy it, there is a gaping problem with how Metro was designed. No, it’s not the fact that they don’t discriminate against fat tourists and their screaming yard monkeys. The biggest problem is that there is only one line into NOVA. The planners should have tried harder to run a line through Tyson’s in the early days when it would have been easier. But they also screwed up by not taking the Orange line deep enough into Fairfax County.

I guess that you can’t fault the Metro planners for not having a perfect crystal ball. Now that the Tyson’s route has gotten traction again it might be time to revisit Metro’s base plan for Virginia. The planners need to look at how NOVA has grown and begin to lay the foundation for a bigger Metro footprint. A ‘mauve line’ that parallels I-95 would be a smart venture to look into.

That and charging a premium on fat tourists and their screaming kids.