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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid needs to get from East of the [Anacsotia] river to Banneker next year.    I'm not a metro/bus rider so I'm trying to figure out what the best commute for her will be.  I'll be driving her to a Metro station and from what I can tell Navy Yard will be an easy (no transfer) 10 minute ride to the Shaw stop.  I could also drop her off at Union Station but that would involve a transfer and longer commute.  I can make either Metro stop work with my morning commute although Union Station would be slightly easier.

Once at the Shaw-Howard station I'm guessing she will just catch the bus up Georgia, according to Google maps it's a 7 minute bus ride as opposed to a 16 minute walk.   Do you think this will be a fairly reliable commute time-wise, the green line and then a short bus ride?  I hear from coworkers all the time that the red line is notorious for delays but haven't heard much about the other lines.

Thanks in advance for any advice/tips.  We will have the summer to work out any kinks since she will be attending the summer bridge program but I'm hoping this will be pretty straightforward.    Also any metro etiquette/safety tips I should give to my kid?   This will be her first time navigating metro during morning rush hour to get to school.[/quote]

With DC busses, I'd say a 16 minute walk will be worth it (rather than a 45 minute wait/ride).  No other advice.[/quote]

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