Being close to a Metro stop

[Anonymous]

I board the orange line at Ballston and Virginia Square and 99% of the time, I'm able to board the first train that comes through, though a seat is rare.

Also unusual for people at Clarendon or Courthouse to have to wait to board, from what I can tell. Yes, there are occasional bad days, but you learn to deal with those. I've had much worse luck with delays while driving in.

let's face it, some people will never like Metro and will never be happy riding it. They'll make excuses and claim that it always sucks, while accepting delays in their driving. I've taken metro 4-5 days a week for 19 years and have mostly been happy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. I always thought it was better not to be extremely close to the metro, but still in walking distance. We are half a mile from Friendship Heights, which is totally walkable, but we don't have any issues with street parking because it's too far for commuters and shoppers to park here. I think it's ideal.

We have parking street signs that prohibit parking in the streets nearest the Metro station. It's enforced and our streets are clear.

So do we. Parking on the streets near the metro is still a lot harder than in front of my house. I know because I have tried it when I was very pregnant and didn't want to walk to the metro.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting. I always thought it was better not to be extremely close to the metro, but still in walking distance. We are half a mile from Friendship Heights, which is totally walkable, but we don't have any issues with street parking because it's too far for commuters and shoppers to park here. I think it's ideal.

We have parking street signs that prohibit parking in the streets nearest the Metro station. It's enforced and our streets are clear.

So do we. Parking on the streets near the metro is still a lot harder than in front of my house. I know because I have tried it when I was very pregnant and didn't want to walk to the metro.

If you have a residential zone parking sticker you can park. Otherwise- you will get ticketed or towed. We have no violators because people know they enforce. It's kept the streets quiet and bar crowd doesn't venture over here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I board the orange line at Ballston and Virginia Square and 99% of the time, I'm able to board the first train that comes through, though a seat is rare.

Also unusual for people at Clarendon or Courthouse to have to wait to board, from what I can tell. Yes, there are occasional bad days, but you learn to deal with those. I've had much worse luck with delays while driving in.

let's face it, some people will never like Metro and will never be happy riding it. They'll make excuses and claim that it always sucks, while accepting delays in their driving. I've taken metro 4-5 days a week for 19 years and have mostly been happy.

So true. I've commuted on the orange line for 15 years. You couldn't pay me enough to sit in that ridiculous bridge traffic every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One major issue with arlington is that your commute ends up being much longer because you cannot get on a train because of overcrowding and have to let many pass.

This is a major issue and your commute becomes much longer than those further down the orange line despite you being physically closer to your destination.

Your frequent posts on this topic indicate that you REALLY, REALLY want this to be a big problem for most people, but it's not. I am a 5 minute walk to the EFC metro. Daily rush hour trips to and from Farragut West, 30 minutes door to door. Every. Day.

Not a major issue. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One major issue with arlington is that your commute ends up being much longer because you cannot get on a train because of overcrowding and have to let many pass.

This is a major issue and your commute becomes much longer than those further down the orange line despite you being physically closer to your destination.

Your frequent posts on this topic indicate that you REALLY, REALLY want this to be a big problem for most people, but it's not. I am a 5 minute walk to the EFC metro. Daily rush hour trips to and from Farragut West, 30 minutes door to door. Every. Day.

Not a major issue. Sorry.

The post was about arlington, there are numerous articles on WAPO about this very issue. Developers ignore overcrowding of the metro stations and continue to build taller more dense condos that tout car free living.

Another major problem is the silver line will put even more strain on the packing metro cars by the time they reach arlington.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2013/09/18/no-silver-lining-metro-growth-will-make-life-worse-before-it-makes-life-better/

[Anonymous]

I often board the train at rosslyn and I have to let a car pass if it is rush hour evenings. This adds on at least 10-15 minutes to my original commute time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I told my agent I would only look at places within 2 blocks of a metro stop.

I love the planet.

If you really loved the planet, you'd bike to work.

I walk to work, thanks for playing!

I metro to my daughters school.

[Anonymous]

ITA people hate Metro. Those that take it think they can't afford anything else - if not only by belief. Go ahead, pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. I purposely moved away from the riff raff.

[Anonymous]

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ITA people hate Metro. Those that take it think they can't afford anything else - if not only by belief. Go ahead, pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. I purposely moved away from the riff raff.

The "riff raff" that is living the dream... don't let the door...

[Anonymous]

I rarely use the Metro (office is nowhere near the Metro), but I like being close for the restaurants/retail. It's worth a premium to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I told my agent I would only look at places within 2 blocks of a metro stop.

I love the planet.

DH refused to walk more than two blocks to the metro. He hated extreme hot and cold weather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I told my agent I would only look at places within 2 blocks of a metro stop.

I love the planet.

DH refused to walk more than two blocks to the metro. He hated extreme hot and cold weather.

He is what my grampaw would call a pantywaist.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the metro. Our friends home was across from the Eastern Market metro entrance. The feedback potential buyers were giving at the open houses was that they didn't like the metro being so close and feeling 'exposed'. Don't think they would have felt that way at other metro stops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One major issue with arlington is that your commute ends up being much longer because you cannot get on a train because of overcrowding and have to let many pass.

This is a major issue and your commute becomes much longer than those further down the orange line despite you being physically closer to your destination.

Your frequent posts on this topic indicate that you REALLY, REALLY want this to be a big problem for most people, but it's not. I am a 5 minute walk to the EFC metro. Daily rush hour trips to and from Farragut West, 30 minutes door to door. Every. Day.

Not a major issue. Sorry.

The post was about arlington, there are numerous articles on WAPO about this very issue. Developers ignore overcrowding of the metro stations and continue to build taller more dense condos that tout car free living.

Another major problem is the silver line will put even more strain on the packing metro cars by the time they reach arlington.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2013/09/18/no-silver-lining-metro-growth-will-make-life-worse-before-it-makes-life-better/

Ah, no. B/c the silver line is probably going to be under capacity for a generation, so when interleaved with orange the silver will basically be an express for arlington residents. And by the time silver line is at capacity, the Arlington DC loop will be complete.