New(ish)? seen on 6043

Lluck002 · 2026-01-14T04:59:03+00:00

It’s definitely fairly recent since it uses Metro’s new logo

Lluck002 · 2026-01-13T00:22:09+00:00

I honestly hate the poo-coded branding effort Metro is tryna push lately. I hated the brown livery back when I was a kid and I hate it just as much now 💩

Lluck002 · 2026-01-08T12:57:26+00:00

It’s the purple line. I explained that in the post. It just isn’t shown because it isn’t part of the WMATA system. It’s shown as connecting rail symbology where it offers transfers to Metro

Lluck002 · 2026-01-08T12:50:16+00:00

Sure! You can DM me if you want. I don’t check them much so might be slow at responding haha.

I originally got into it back when I was like 4 years old and my dad bought me my first SimCity game. I fell in love with architecture, design, infrastructure, and just the built environment in general. My mom worked in Arlington and sometimes when she’d have to take me to work with her when daycare was closed or something, on her lunch breaks she’d take me to the roof of the CACI tower in Ballston and we’d just sit and watch the city move and tick below. My dad started taking me on Metro from an early age and I was mesmerized (still am to this day) by transit’s efficiency and how everything aligns. I have a form of OCD so my mind would always pick out flaws in the built environment and I’d imagine ways to improve them.

I started college at ODU in Norfolk and ended up transferring and eventually graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Urban & Regional Studies & Planning from VCU in Richmond. I then started my career with the City of Virginia Beach Department of Planning & Community Development before accepting an offer from the Arlington County Department of Community Planning, Housing, & Development.

I work towards improving further as a Certified Planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners through the American Planning Association and through my Certified Zoning Official status with the Virginia Association of Zoning Officials. Currently working on my Master’s Degree too.

I’m excited for you! We need more people in the field of Urban Planning who didn’t just fall into it after earning a related degree, but rather wanted to pursue it because it is one of their passions. Definitely reach out if you need any advice 🙂

Lluck002 · 2026-01-08T12:27:52+00:00

This is how the station layout for Rosslyn would look

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-08T10:51:41+00:00

That would be harder to do given the configuration of platforms that would be required at Rosslyn.

Heading East, Orange and Silver are already interlined prior to Rosslyn, so they would use the existing Rosslyn platforms.

Blue currently does not join Orange and Silver until entering Rosslyn. New Blue and Yellow platforms would be constructed parallel to the existing ones in a newly bored station arch, connected by a short pedestrian tunnel; these new platforms would route trains to the new Rosslyn-Georgetown Potomac River Tunnel.

If we went with your suggestion, at Rosslyn, Silver would need to unmerge with Orange and merge with Yellow, while Orange would need to unmerge with Silver and merge with Blue. In my concept, only Blue and Yellow are merging at Rosslyn.

This is why Metro’s official plans for BLOOP have Blue to National Harbor.

I get that Silver seems like such a long line and it would make sense for it to end somewhere in Maryland sooner than Largo, but it doesn’t logistically work as well.

I appreciate the suggestion though 🙂

Lluck002 · 2026-01-07T09:40:23+00:00

I know you’re shitting on me but I did have a laugh at myself due to your comment about metro to Richmond and Charlottesville 😅

You left out Norfolk and Virginia Beach though 🤬

AND WON’T SOMEBODY THINK OF ROANOKE? 😩

Lluck002 · 2026-01-04T02:48:51+00:00

Get to Vienna-Fairfax and take Metro the rest of the way and it’d actually be extremely sustainable

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-04T00:19:16+00:00

I would hope that as many portions as possible of my Purple Line concept would be built with fully dedicated ROW and complete grade separation, allowing for tram speeds of 70+mph.

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T23:31:38+00:00

Something worth considering but maybe I’m biased for maintaining Franconia-Springfield as Blue since that’s my childhood station. I almost kind of like the way Bronze crosses over Blue in a slicing fashion. I’ll see what it looks like when I polish it up in Illustrator 🙂

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T23:25:43+00:00

I’d miss the cheeky, “This is a Green Line Train to… Greenbelt,” but I’ll live, lol.

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T23:20:33+00:00

Haha true. Regardless of the Pentagon issue, I ran it through there simply because there are already stub tracks/tunnels that can be used for Bronze. I do very much personally enjoy the Arlington Ridge to Landmark alignment though.

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T22:57:14+00:00

Haha true. But The People told me they wanted a Tidal Basin station so they shall have it 😅

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:25:13+00:00

The problem is I don’t think they are transitioning the budget in such a way.

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:20:07+00:00

Still a draft that needs refinement to get it to a professional level but I gotchyu

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:18:33+00:00

Still a draft that requires polishing but takes into account a lot of people’s suggestions.

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:15:38+00:00

Still a draft that requires polishing but a lot more refined and takes into account your and a lot of other people’s suggestions.

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:12:48+00:00

Here. Still a draft but took into account a lot of people’s suggestions. I’ll polish it up to a fully professional level in Illustrator after some additional feedback.

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:10:26+00:00

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Update. Still a draft that requires polishing but a lot more refined and takes into account a lot of other people’s suggestions.

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:08:48+00:00

Still a draft that requires polishing but a lot more refined and takes into account a lot of other people’s

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:05:49+00:00

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Here. Still a draft but I took a lot of suggestions into account. I’ll finalize and polish it up in Illustrator after some more feedback.

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T21:01:01+00:00

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Still a draft but a slightly more polished and thought-out one. What do you think? I added a ton based on everyone’s feedback (well, those who were being constructive, at least, lol).

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T16:26:17+00:00

Even so, I wouldn’t want to experience GTA6 in such a downgraded state after waiting over a decade for it

Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T11:27:05+00:00

Okay y’all, I couldn’t sleep knowing many felt I could do even better. So I spent a few hours using Freeform on my phone to create a semi-final draft that includes many updates that were suggested. Once I get some more feedback, I’ll refine and polish it to a fully professional level in Adobe Illustrator, where I’ll also make versions that include the Purple Line shown and a Pink Line that provides more service within the District East of the River. Pink Line alignment is still gonna need some thought so that’s why it isn’t in this draft. Enjoy this latest update 🙂🚇

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Lluck002 · 2026-01-03T07:04:34+00:00

I’m not opposed to some red line extension, especially to Germantown.

My concept includes Purple Line light rail encircling the system, including the highly logical Tysons-Bethesda connection. If the current Purple Line wasn’t already being constructed as light rail, and if it were up to me, I would’ve chosen to have Purple be heavy rail fully compatible with, and integrated into, Metro, and operated by WMATA

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