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--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" > <clavenia@> 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 > > > > > >
