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[quote=Anonymous]My son is now 2 years old & we don't have a car, so if we are going there, we are taking metro.

We didn't use a stroller on metro on a regular basis until he was about a year old. A carrier is just so, so, much easier--you don't have to worry about whether the elevators are out, you get through the stations much quicker, and you are generally a lot more nimble. It's super-easy if you need to take a bus, too.

Around the year mark he started getting too heavy to comfortably spend a day out in the carrier. We use a Peg Perego Vela (similar to an Aria but with 3 wheels), but there are a number of strollers that would have fit our criteria.

Short-list of must-haves in a stroller for me:
Lightweight. Less than 15lbs. Can I carry stroller + baby + bag of groceries up a broken metro escalator if I need to? If not, I'm sunk.
One-hand fold. Essential for bus travel. I need to hold the kid in one hand and fold the stroller with the other.
One-hand steering. Split handles are crappy on a stroller--some days I need to steer the stroller with one hand and hold an umbrella or a bag of groceries with the other.

My nice-to-have but not deal-breaker features:
Snack tray
Sunshade
Parent cupholder
Underneath storage basket
Fits through TSA x-ray machine
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