Colonial Village/Shepherd Park to Deal Commute

[Anonymous]

How do people's kids do this commute? Are they taking public transit? Are parents driving them? Carpools?

[Anonymous]

I see many kids waiting for the bus on 16th. But I know people who drive their kids too. You'll probably get more answers if you post to the Shepherd Park listserv.

[Anonymous]

Our neighbors take the Deal bus. When my DC reaches Deal, I thought I'd dread public transportation, but it seems safe and many neighborhood kids take it together.

[Anonymous]

Is it a Deal-only metro bus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it a Deal-only metro bus?

Yes, but--according to my DC-- periodically unsuspecting riders mistakenly get on . I suspect they pretty quickly figure out that they're on the wrong bus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it a Deal-only metro bus?

Yes, but--according to my DC-- periodically unsuspecting riders mistakenly get on . I suspect they pretty quickly figure out that they're on the wrong bus.

There are actually several buses, as I just discovered (to my surprise). Here are the bus routes.

http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/d31-34.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it a Deal-only metro bus?

Yes, but--according to my DC-- periodically unsuspecting riders mistakenly get on . I suspect they pretty quickly figure out that they're on the wrong bus.

Ha, I did that once. Never again!

[Anonymous]

Some also take the train from from Silver Spring to Tenleytown. Bus is free but only has one run right after school. For the train students can get $30 monthly pass. More options for getting home later after sports etc that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it a Deal-only metro bus?

Yes, but--according to my DC-- periodically unsuspecting riders mistakenly get on . I suspect they pretty quickly figure out that they're on the wrong bus.

Ha, I did that once. Never again!

Oh man being the only adult on a bus full of middle school students. Not fun! (Don't worry parents I'm sure your child was the good one it's those other people's kids. Kidding)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some also take the train from from Silver Spring to Tenleytown. Bus is free but only has one run right after school. For the train students can get $30 monthly pass. More options for getting home later after sports etc that way.

Wouldn't that take a looooong time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some also take the train from from Silver Spring to Tenleytown. Bus is free but only has one run right after school. For the train students can get $30 monthly pass. More options for getting home later after sports etc that way.

Hmm. Why would they be taking the train from Silver Spring? I assume address cheaters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some also take the train from from Silver Spring to Tenleytown. Bus is free but only has one run right after school. For the train students can get $30 monthly pass. More options for getting home later after sports etc that way.

Hmm. Why would they be taking the train from Silver Spring? I assume address cheaters.

Maybe look at a couple of maps and see if you can figure out what the closest Red Line stop to Colonial Village or Shepherd Park is before making that assumption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some also take the train from from Silver Spring to Tenleytown. Bus is free but only has one run right after school. For the train students can get $30 monthly pass. More options for getting home later after sports etc that way.

Hmm. Why would they be taking the train from Silver Spring? I assume address cheaters.

LOL whut? You need a geography lesson. Silver spring is the closest metro to a whole section of DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some also take the train from from Silver Spring to Tenleytown. Bus is free but only has one run right after school. For the train students can get $30 monthly pass. More options for getting home later after sports etc that way.

Hmm. Why would they be taking the train from Silver Spring? I assume address cheaters.

derp

[Anonymous]

I live in the neighborhood and know Shepherd Park residents who commute to work via the SS metro--it's walkable from the northernmost part of the neighborhood.