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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live near metro and DH and I take it nearly every day (unless there's a specific reason to drive e.g. middle of the day appointment, leaving from work for a road trip, need to bring lots of stuff to work, etc). It lets us be a one car family. Of our 4 closest neighbors, at least one of each couple also takes metro to work. [/quote]

Ditto. In fact we rely on it so much that we lived in the suburbs for nearly 4 years without owning a car. We finally bought one, but we still metro to work. We don't touch the car except for weekend excursions or errands that are over a mile from the house or require hauling heavy objects. Metro can be a pain but because our schedules are reasonably flexible, we can deal with the unreliability. If I had to be at work at 9 am on the dot and had no leeway, however, I probably wouldn't use it.

I imagine it will be harder once our first kid is born, but I am only researching day cares within walking distance of either the metro by our house or the ones by our workplaces, because I am dead set against driving in rush hour traffic around here. I just can't stand it. If that means it's less efficient or I walk more ... well, I like walking anyway, and having never owned a car until my thirties, I am well used to it. But not everyone has the flexibility or ability to make this choice.[/quote]

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