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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP. I think you will also find that "walkability" in the suburbs and the walkability you've experienced in NYC are very different. I walked the ~2 miles between our old house and the metro exactly one time. The first 1/3 of the walk was down the side of a road that only had sidewalks for party of the way. The other part was through a suburban office complex parking lot. It was definitely not a stroller friendly walk.

As for the general convenience of metro, I found it to be a reliable way to get into the city most of the time. The times when it failed, however, resulted in rather epic delays. It also does not run as regularly on the weekends as it does during the week. It would be to your benefit to check on the exact times of trains and elevator statuses as well as any delays before leaving for the station. There are apps for that, as well as WMATA's shitty website. Parking is free on the weekends, however, so if you're planning on being a weekend traveler, driving to the metro and then heading downtown on the train might be good solutions. I used to do it all the time, both pre and post kids, though I hated using a stroller on metro so much that I just stopped doing it and opted for Ergo + toddler walks herself.[/quote]

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