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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems counterintuitive to make it harder to take the train. Not all train passengers live on metro lines. [/quote]

Right? To take the train you have to get to the station on time!  If it takes hours to get to the station because you have to travel by car to bus to metro, etc. etc. Why bother?[/quote]

What’s totally irrational is the idea that you are going to *drive* to an intercity train station in the middle of a dense urban area to take the train. That makes zero sense.  People who insist on driving to the train can get on at new carrolton. And it’s also nuts to think driving and parking your own car is going to be faster or more economical. Those parking spaces need to be priced to reflect their value. Just get an Uber.

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Agreed. I literally don't know anyone who does this. People who live so far out they can't take transit or an Uber are way more likely to get on the train elsewhere, drive, or fly than drive into DC and park. [/quote]

I do, often.  I frequently take a train to NYC or Philly for afternoon meetings and dinner, and then either return very late at night or stay over and get back in the morning.  I have had difficulty getting a cab or Uber/Lyft at both times (not every time, but often enough).  I'd much rather have my car there to I can get home, or get to work, easily when I return.  [/quote]

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