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[quote=Anonymous]Suburbanites fall into 3 categories, in terms of commute (I am over simplifying but think this will still add some clarity)

1. Some commute into DC (or, almost the same from far suburns into DC adjacent places like Crystal City)

2. Some have short suburb to suburb commutes - Germantown to Gaithersburg, or Oakton to Tysons, for example.

3. Some have pretty long suburb to suburb commutes - Gaithersburg to Reston, Largo to Tysons, Stafford to Alexandria.

Even if most suburbanites are not doing 1 (varies) it does not mean most are doing 2.    A lot are doing three, and THOSE are the people creating backups on the beltway, for the most part.  They are also people who very hard to accommodate with any mode other than the auto (with exceptions where commuter rail works)

The average commute time in FFX, Loudoun and I think MoCo is about 30 minutes. Thats not a 5 mile drive.  And the average commute times from the suburbs south and southeast of DC are longer.

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