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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of these posts are confusing and I don't think everyone knows what they're talking about.  Commute to Stafford on the VRE?  You can't reverse commute on the VRE.

My spouse and I did something similar - I worked in DC and he worked at Quantico.  We live in West Springfield.  He probably had the shorter, more consistent commute.  It was far (mileage-wise), but it was usually traffic-free.  The big problems he had were traffic on base and sometimes on 95 in the afternoon/evening.

I would slug downtown and that was the fastest option for me.  There are many slug lots in Springfield, in addition to the Metro, express buses to the Pentagon, and the VRE.

Schools are great in West Springfield.  I would just recommend choosing neighborhoods carefully based on commuting routes.  If you pick something close to the Fairfax County Parkway and 95/395, that will save you a lot of time.

I would not move as far at as Woodbridge.  The schools are not as good and it's not necessary for the Stafford commuter.  Woodbridge will make the commute a lot longer for the DC person and just shorten the mileage for the Stafford commuter.  Traffic/time is more of a concern for the one commuting into DC.[/quote]

No.

Reverse commute down 95 driving a car to Stafford. Not ideal hut doable since they will be going against traffic.

DC spouse commutes via VRE from Lorton/Burke/West Springfield.

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