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Article #206Re: "The Metro is no subway" (was Re: Malls at subway stations (Pentagon City/Silver Spring))
From: Alexander Medwedew
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:00
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Rex wrote: > > I still don't understand why it is necessary for DC to have cavernous > stations that are much higher and wider than necessary. Spend the > extra money on more trains (and run them 24 hours), we don't need > palacial taj-mahal stations at every stop. Too much emphasis on > asthetics, to little on actual transportation. > Cavernous subway stations are a nice touch. The only ones in New York City that I can think of are the 7 at Grand Central Station, 1/9 at 168th and 191 streets and the E/F at 5th Avenue. The high ceilings in these stations are a pleasant change. It seems that all these stations have one thing in common that they are deep underground. -- Alexander Medwedew Computer Ventures, Inc. compvent@tribeca.ios.com http://tribeca.ios.com/~compvent/
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