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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, stay to the right, got it.

Another dumb question, I see on Google Maps Highway 50, is that someone that can be walked across?  Where I'm from, one can not walk across highways and expect to live.  Like if I wanted to walk (not metro) from Union Station to Ford's Theatre, is that possible?

Off to order our metro cards.[/quote]

Where would you want to walk across Rt 50?  If you're talking about Rt 50 going through the District from VA to MD, it's not called 50 in the city.  There are no highways running through the city.  Back in the 60s Congress wanted to put them in, but the people said NO.  Pretty much everywhere IN the city itself is walkable... all of downtown, Georgetown, all of it (thank goodness).  DC (the city itself) has a high walkability rate.  Everywhere is sidewalked and has crosswalks.  I don't have a car and walk all the time, so I know of what I speak.

My two cents on Metro (sorry if I've repeat what others have said):

Def. get a Smart Trip card.  You'll need one for everyone in your family.  Once you get here, add a substantial amount of $ to them so you won't have to keep adding or get caught on the other side of the gates due to insufficient amounts.

Stand to the right on escalators always.  Once you get off the escalator, keep moving.  Don't stop at the bottom or there will be a pile up.

Once you get on the train, keep moving.  Don't block the door, because there are people behind you who also want to get on.

Don't sit in the Priority seating/handicap seats unless you really need them.

Don't let your kids use the poles as toys.  They are not stripper poles to climb.  Don't lean on the poles.  Many people want to hold on to them... they're not for your body exclusively.

Let people get off the train before you get on.

A lot of times the end trains are the least occupied, so if you want a seat, move to the end of the platform while you wait.

Don't take your phone out on the train.  There have been thefts.

Brace yourselves if you take rush hour trains.  You'll feel like sardines.  Yes, this is the way we roll in the DMV.

Hope this is helpful!

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