Semi Secret Sophie🌙✨

Arlington is the largest city in the U.S. with no public transit system. Not even a bus. But what if we didn’t just play catch-up… what if we leapt forward?

What if Arlington had its own subway system?

Now I know what you’re thinking: “Subways are for New York. Arlington’s too sprawly. Nobody walks here!” But hear me out: I’m not proposing a subway because we’re already dense — I’m proposing it to shape a better future.

🛤 THE VISION

Three major lines:

• Line A – A north/south spine from UTA through downtown and the entertainment district — AT&T Stadium, Six Flags, Globe Life Field — all the way down to residential neighborhoods.
• Line B – An east/west connector, making it easy to live in West Arlington, work in East Arlington, and never touch 360 again.
• Line C – A regional rail connector to Fort Worth and DFW Airport. This one’s the long-haul champion — elevated, sleek, sexy.

Each line would have strategically placed stations, designed for walkability and future density. Picture little transit villages with coffee shops, dog parks, and those tiny libraries on sticks.

💸 THE NUMBERS

• Cost: Around $20–25 billion total for all three lines (we’re talking real steel‑in‑the‑ground subway/metro here). If we go elevated or light-rail hybrid, it drops.
• Ridership: Estimated up to 120,000 boardings a day — that’s like a traffic jam’s worth of people off the roads.
• Returns: Boosted property values, climate-friendly growth, less congestion, more jobs, and a city that feels connected.

And sure, you could say “but it’s expensive” — but so is doing nothing. Sprawl is expensive. Widening highways forever is expensive. Climate change is expensive.

🚇 THE WHY

This isn’t about today’s Arlington — it’s about the one we could build. One where:

• Kids take the train to school.
• Tourists zip from DFW to AT&T Stadium without ever renting a car.
• Workers ditch their commute and reclaim two hours a day.
• We’re no longer a punchline in urban planning classes about car dependency.

🌟 THE DREAM

So no — Arlington doesn’t need a subway. But maybe we deserve one.

Because this isn’t just about trains. It’s about access. equity. mobility. pride. progress. It’s about saying, “we’re worth investing in,” and actually doing it.

So yeah. I wanna build a subway in Arlington. Who’s with me?

🫡🚆

xx,

soph