yay. That's sort of what I meant--stations that are being remodeled for ADA or whatever anyway. I didn't think it would actually happen, but I was thinking more like I can imagine the city engineers having this conversation. Sort of like after Katrina evacuation route signs went up everywhere in Boston and probably other cities too. Like you don't realize there is a problem or if there is that there is a viable solution until something happens. Someone fell in the subway tracks and a train is coming? Oh well, too bad. Until someone actually survives or enables someone else to survive, and then they think, wait a minute! Maybe there is a way to resolve this! I'm surprised more people like the guy mentioned in a post who fell at Shady Grove and survived don't make the news. Also reminds me of the shoe bomber, but the negative side of the situation--it never occurred to the TSA to have us take off our shoes, until someone hid a bomb in his shoes. Like retroactive security, or something like that.
--- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For the 12 or so miles that the DC Metro wants to extend out towards > Dulles Airport, they are throwing around terms like "billions" like > they were on commission. I can only imagine how much that would cost, > to dig out all the underground, high-water table Metro stations that > already absorb ground and river water. > > I doubt anybody would put such a plan in action - hundreds of millions > of dollars for something that might affect, what, 10, 20 people a year? > > I think Stephanie is right in that it would be well-nigh impossible to > implement on a city-wide scale; however, I think Ellen's question will > be raised by lots of city and transportation planners, and probably > implemented in newer station construction. > > See? We're ALL winners here! > > - Ray > > > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" > <ssmilay@> wrote: > > > > On 1/6/07, James <ttlsccr@> wrote: > > > what is the over/under on the circumference of the people. > > > > > > Doesn't matter. I just don't believe anyone is going to require any > > subway system to rip up their tracks and start over based on this > > incident. > > > > Stephanie > > >
