walk to the metro
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Anonymous
| What is a reasonable walk to the metro for a daily commute? 1 mile? 2 miles? |
Anonymous
less than a mile. but, then you'd have to ride Metro, which encompasses all 7 circles of hell. |
Anonymous
| One mile. And you have to be seriously committed. I walk 3/4 of a mile each way and I give in to the urge to drive approximately twice a month due to weather, the amount of stuff I have to carry, how late I am running, etc. |
Anonymous
| For me, like 10 blocks. The thought of walking 1-2 miles in the rain/ snow/ cold in heels was too much for me. |
Anonymous
| I think it depends on what stop you will be walking too and how walkable the area is....we live one mile from the Twinbrook metro. It's an easy walk or bike ride through the neighborhood, but can still be a pain when it's 95 degrees in the summer or icy in the winter. |
Anonymous
| We've been totally spoiled and in the past 5 years we've lived at three places, each within about 1.5 blocks (progressively closer, and now, we're virtually on top of it). I think any further than 3 blocks and we'd be bitching about it every single day. But perhaps that's just us - we have little tolerance for commute complications such as multiple forms of transit, or even metro line transfers. |
Anonymous
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1/2 mile or less is ideal. Even better, we have a Circulator and a couple of other frequent bus line you can hop on to cover the distance if you don't feel like walking the 1/2 mile. Good to have options.
If the walk is attractive and interesting, 1 or a little more is very doable daily. Of course people can walk longer distances, but you'd have to consider how the time affects your overall family schedule. |
Anonymous
| Have you considered cycling to metro? A 20-minute walk is only a 5-minute ride. |
Anonymous
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less than a mile. I used to live 1.35 miles from metro and it wasn't a bad walk, but I still only did the walk when I was coming home drunk from a night out and couldn't find a cab, or when it snowed too much to take the car out.
it's more of a time thing than an effort thing. If I can do the drive in 3 minutes and the walk takes almost 20, I'd rather just drive. |
Anonymous
| For me, half a mile, maybe a bit longer if it's a nice walk. |
Anonymous
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I've lived in three places where walking was an options:
1) 1.25 miles. I did this (in all sorts of weather) when I had just moved down here, wasn't making much money, and didn't want to pay the extra for parking (bussing wasn't a good option). It was pretty horrible in winter or mid-summer. After about 2 years I started driving (carpooling with my at the time boyfriend). Aside from the weather, it was just a huge time commitment--added 40 minutes to my commute everyday compared to us driving and parking. 2) 1/2 mile. This was totally doable. It was short enough that even in mid-summer it wasn't too bad, and there were only one or two really cold winter days that made me sad about walking. 3) 1/4 mile (current house). Totally awesome. So, based on my experience, 1/2 mile or less is completely sustainable in all kinds of weather. Over a mile starts to get tough--both from not being disgustingly sweaty in summer and from taking too much time. |
Anonymous
| under 1 mile is fine. 15 minutes walk. |
Anonymous
| I would say half a mile (or less than 10 minutes). I used to have a 3/4 mile walk (more like 15 minutes), and while it sounds like not much difference, for me after a while it really got to a little too much. Ideally I'd say 5-7 mins... |
Anonymous
| I live a mile away and then my office is 3/4 of a mile away on the other end. We live right at an ART bus stop, and I am glad of it. Think about your whole commute. I wouldn't want to be much more than 3/4 of a mile away without the bus option. |
Anonymous
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One mile or less is probably idea. I can walk more but its a pain if the weather is lousy - I once had to walk 1.5 miles in drenching downpours with 20-40 mph winds and an umbrella which wouldn't cooperate. Not fun. It also isn't fun if it is icy.
Biking is another option. But I personally don't feel comfortable riding in traffic on busy streets. |