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How often do the buses come?  I had this discussion with someone about Bethesda.  I live more like 2-2.5 miles from the metro and drive in.  It is too far to walk daily and the bus comes every half hour even in rush and would transform an 8-10 minute ride into 20+.  Unless the buses came very frequently, which isn't realistic, there is just no way I am going to take the bus despite the cost of parking.  This is particularly true since I have to get kids and get them to activities and the chance of bus routes lining up is very low.

It's simply a fantasy that some have that people will turn to public transportation to get to metro and restricting parking, as some advocate, is fool hardy.[/quote]

Yes, I agree, we need more frequent bus service. This is a thing that is possible![/quote]

Only if there is a demand.  WMATA has been cutting back on bus service and killing routes because of low ridership.  The only way to get more frequent bus service is if the passengers will ride and pay for the service.  If there isn't a significant demand, then you'll never get more service.  And frankly a neighborhood of single family homes tends not to have a high enough ridership to increase bus service.  Most of those residences have cars and use their cars.[/quote]

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