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[quote=Anonymous]My firm moved here from metro center a few years ago.  The general consensus from almost everyone is that union station sucks compared to where we used to be.

There are several lunch options at union station, but union station is a fair walk from any offices (versus metro center, where there is always a couple restaurants on the ground floor of every building).  As others said, LOTS of homeless and panhandlers around, and so many tourists, and union station is so chaotic, so my colleagues almost never walk to get lunch there.  A lot of people started bringing from home.  Food trucks help.  Other than union station, there's a Philip's café, Corner Bakery, Bistro Bis, Art & Soul, and everything else starts being a farther walk.

If you are on commuter rail or red line, public transportation options are great. I gather the drive from Virginia is pretty good.  Driving from Maryland is terrible.  I live near U street in DC, and finally gave up on public transport because it was often taking an hour (metro delays; and no bus routes that run diagonal in the city).

No lunchtime shopping whatsoever, save for the Walgreens in the basement of union station, a handful of small-scale stores in union station (ann taylor, victorias secret, mac and a few other randoms).  Walmart is within walking distance. People think of that new development at K and 5th (safeway, restaurants etc) as being in the same neighborhood, but those 5 blocks are super long blocks and cross the highway, so it's either 20 minutes to walk to there or 5 minute cab.  No hair salon, nail place, etc that you can just run down to for lunch.  No banks, no other services.

In sum, getting here is okay.  Once you're here, absolutely nothing to do.  Unless people are going to the foodtrucks, most people don't leave their offices during the day.   [/quote]

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