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[quote=Anonymous][quote=csabdalla]
When you guys talk about commuting on the train how long does it literally take you to get to and from work. I mean you park your car, get on a train, get off and then still have to walk long distances or get on a bus? Is that how you do it there? Detroit is the Motor City after all so we drive everywhere and park.

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There's no easy answer. You have to start first with is your office near a metro stop. Then, you want to pick a place to live along the same color line as the metro stop at work. So someone that lives in Alexandria to commute to Bethesda would be better off driving and dealing with the traffic than taking the blue line to the red line. Changing trains adds a lot of time to the commute, so you don't want that.
Also, not all metro locations have parking. Meaning you either need to be within walking distance or have a shuttle bus.
Often times the metro can take longer than driving. That said, its consistent - no wreck ruining the morning commute, or snow as was the case last winter for many. And you can catch up on reading, whatever, during the commute. And lastly, the feds will pay for your metro ticket.
Also,  at most work locations, the walk from the metro is usually just as short or shorter than if you had to deal with finding a parking spot.
For me, I drive. It takes me 25 minutes to drive. Then it takes me 10 minutes to walk to work.
If I metro'd it, it would take me 5 minutes to get to metro (shuttle bus picks up at the end of my street), 25 minutes on the metro, 3 minute walk from metro into office.  So I would save time if I used the metro. I don't because the children's daycare is next to where I work, and I will not drag them onto the metro during rush hour.[/quote]

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