For many Maryland commuters, the MARC train is a key part of their daily routines. We'll talk with the head of the Maryland Transit Administration about commuter trains and the role they'll play in the future, particularly as the area around Fort Meade braces for major growth.
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Kojo,
Please ask your guest to comment on efforts to have MARC trains continue past Union Station as least to the current VRE (only) platform at L'Enfant Plaza and possibly over the river to Crystal City and Alexandria. L'Enfant and Crystal City are major Federal employment centers. Reciprocally, would MARC work with VRE to have its trains extend out as far as New Carrollton which the Federal General Services Administration is seeking to develop as a major additional Federal employment center.
At this very moment, the Federal National Capital Planning Commission is reviewing the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capitol, and it will next turn to the "Federal Workplace." The revised transportation element is expected to go out the public in April, so comments from stakeholders such as Maryland and MARC are timely now.
Has MARC, perhaps through the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments, taken steps to "get past" Union Station to major employment centers, or will it? What has it done, or will it, to make sure that NCPC's planning efforts support MARC as much as possible?
Are there any plans to extend MARC train service to La Plata, Maryland?