Anonymous
02/05/2024 10:54
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Do any stations on the Yellow/Blue lines have large public parking garages?
The Silver/Orange metro stations at Herndon, Reston, Vienna, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church have plenty of public parking, which is free on weekends and $5 at other times, but switching from Silver/Orange to Yellow/Blue is not very convenient.
No. There is parking at dca (one stop away) but as someone noted that parking is at a premium and often full. Or I guess you could park at van dorn, Huntington, or Franconia then ride 4-5 metro stops back up to Potomac yard.
It would be quite the journey. Especially in cold weather. They are all outdoor stations.
The idea that season ticket holders are regularly going to park somewhere and then take the Metro 4-5 stops or take a shuttle bus from some distant parking lot is absurd.
Many if not the majority of existing season ticket holders in Virginia already park at the metro. On game nights, as commuters depart metro parking lots, they fill up with Caps, Wizards, and Nats fans.
They park at the station closest to their house and take a direct train to Chinatown in order to have a couple beers and not deal with parking + fighting rush hour traffic. This is what's most convenient for them. They are not being forced into taking the train. If folks are taking a couple kids to the game, they will drive in. There's lots of transportation optionality with Chinatown and we know people love to have options depending on their circumstances that day.
However, another significant percentage of season ticket holders are coming straight from their office in DC to the arena. The Chinatown area has a sh#t-ton of affordable parking for their cars, if that's the option they want to exercise.
With the new Alexandria location, EVERYONE needs to take a train except for the 2500 lucky souls who can get $$$$$ parking at the arena. Everyone else is supposedly required to do remote parking + add a train ride.
People don't like to be forced into inconvenient options.
Your story would be more convincing if the District wasn't complaining about all the empty offices and RTO.
Anonymous
02/05/2024 10:03
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Do any stations on the Yellow/Blue lines have large public parking garages?
The Silver/Orange metro stations at Herndon, Reston, Vienna, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church have plenty of public parking, which is free on weekends and $5 at other times, but switching from Silver/Orange to Yellow/Blue is not very convenient.
No. There is parking at dca (one stop away) but as someone noted that parking is at a premium and often full. Or I guess you could park at van dorn, Huntington, or Franconia then ride 4-5 metro stops back up to Potomac yard.
It would be quite the journey. Especially in cold weather. They are all outdoor stations.
The idea that season ticket holders are regularly going to park somewhere and then take the Metro 4-5 stops or take a shuttle bus from some distant parking lot is absurd.
Many if not the majority of existing season ticket holders in Virginia already park at the metro. On game nights, as commuters depart metro parking lots, they fill up with Caps, Wizards, and Nats fans.
They park at the station closest to their house and take a direct train to Chinatown in order to have a couple beers and not deal with parking + fighting rush hour traffic. This is what's most convenient for them. They are not being forced into taking the train. If folks are taking a couple kids to the game, they will drive in. There's lots of transportation optionality with Chinatown and we know people love to have options depending on their circumstances that day.
However, another significant percentage of season ticket holders are coming straight from their office in DC to the arena. The Chinatown area has a sh#t-ton of affordable parking for their cars, if that's the option they want to exercise.
With the new Alexandria location, EVERYONE needs to take a train except for the 2500 lucky souls who can get $$$$$ parking at the arena. Everyone else is supposedly required to do remote parking + add a train ride.
People don't like to be forced into inconvenient options.
Anonymous
02/05/2024 06:18
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Do any stations on the Yellow/Blue lines have large public parking garages?
The Silver/Orange metro stations at Herndon, Reston, Vienna, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church have plenty of public parking, which is free on weekends and $5 at other times, but switching from Silver/Orange to Yellow/Blue is not very convenient.
No. There is parking at dca (one stop away) but as someone noted that parking is at a premium and often full. Or I guess you could park at van dorn, Huntington, or Franconia then ride 4-5 metro stops back up to Potomac yard.
It would be quite the journey. Especially in cold weather. They are all outdoor stations.
The idea that season ticket holders are regularly going to park somewhere and then take the Metro 4-5 stops or take a shuttle bus from some distant parking lot is absurd.
Many if not the majority of existing season ticket holders in Virginia already park at the metro. On game nights, as commuters depart metro parking lots, they fill up with Caps, Wizards, and Nats fans.
Anonymous
02/05/2024 05:42
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Do any stations on the Yellow/Blue lines have large public parking garages?
The Silver/Orange metro stations at Herndon, Reston, Vienna, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church have plenty of public parking, which is free on weekends and $5 at other times, but switching from Silver/Orange to Yellow/Blue is not very convenient.
No. There is parking at dca (one stop away) but as someone noted that parking is at a premium and often full. Or I guess you could park at van dorn, Huntington, or Franconia then ride 4-5 metro stops back up to Potomac yard.
It would be quite the journey. Especially in cold weather. They are all outdoor stations.
The idea that season ticket holders are regularly going to park somewhere and then take the Metro 4-5 stops or take a shuttle bus from some distant parking lot is absurd.
I park in Arlington and take metro. I like the food choices in Arlington better.
Anonymous
02/04/2024 23:29
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Do any stations on the Yellow/Blue lines have large public parking garages?
The Silver/Orange metro stations at Herndon, Reston, Vienna, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church have plenty of public parking, which is free on weekends and $5 at other times, but switching from Silver/Orange to Yellow/Blue is not very convenient.
No. There is parking at dca (one stop away) but as someone noted that parking is at a premium and often full. Or I guess you could park at van dorn, Huntington, or Franconia then ride 4-5 metro stops back up to Potomac yard.
It would be quite the journey. Especially in cold weather. They are all outdoor stations.
The idea that season ticket holders are regularly going to park somewhere and then take the Metro 4-5 stops or take a shuttle bus from some distant parking lot is absurd.
Anonymous
02/04/2024 19:47
Subject: Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We to a game at Cap One Arena today and had a wonderful experience and took Metro from Alexandria. Best part was waiting for the Meto under the arena is fairly warm while protected from the cold wind and other elements by thick cement! Potomac Yards outside platform has none of that...just stand in the dark frigid season long winter nights!! This idea is SOOOOOO stupid!!!
How is the underground King Street metro station?
It’s not underground. Also. No parking at all. Just buses and kiss and ride.
Anonymous
02/04/2024 18:19
Subject: Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:We to a game at Cap One Arena today and had a wonderful experience and took Metro from Alexandria. Best part was waiting for the Meto under the arena is fairly warm while protected from the cold wind and other elements by thick cement! Potomac Yards outside platform has none of that...just stand in the dark frigid season long winter nights!! This idea is SOOOOOO stupid!!!
How is the underground King Street metro station?
Anonymous
02/04/2024 18:05
Subject: Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Also can you imagine wanting to park at DCA bcs you were leaving town on a short trip and the economy parking is always full because of basketball/hockey games? That would be super annoying m. The DCA garages do not have tons of extra space.
Anonymous
02/04/2024 15:22
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:
Do any stations on the Yellow/Blue lines have large public parking garages?
The Silver/Orange metro stations at Herndon, Reston, Vienna, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church have plenty of public parking, which is free on weekends and $5 at other times, but switching from Silver/Orange to Yellow/Blue is not very convenient.
No. There is parking at dca (one stop away) but as someone noted that parking is at a premium and often full. Or I guess you could park at van dorn, Huntington, or Franconia then ride 4-5 metro stops back up to Potomac yard.
It would be quite the journey. Especially in cold weather. They are all outdoor stations.
Anonymous
02/03/2024 22:49
Subject: Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Go back to DC!
Anonymous
02/03/2024 21:53
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:
Just imagine it’s 6pm on a Wednesday. You’re fighting rush hour traffic to drive from your Big Law office in DC to get over to Alexandria. You then have to fight the airport traffic to get into one of the garages adjacent to the Metro station (which are often sold out to capacity during the week and holiday weekends). You then huff it up the escalator to grab your train to ride one stop to Potomac Yards.
Is Ted Leonis high on drugs? Does he have dementia?
This is honestly one of the worst ideas ever. As it is, I would never try to drive to a weeknight game, but parking at DCA and taking the metro one stop is off the charts insane.
Anonymous
02/03/2024 21:31
Subject: Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
How is someone posting pictures from Twitter on here? How do you do that?
Anonymous
02/03/2024 20:22
Subject: Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
We to a game at Cap One Arena today and had a wonderful experience and took Metro from Alexandria. Best part was waiting for the Meto under the arena is fairly warm while protected from the cold wind and other elements by thick cement! Potomac Yards outside platform has none of that...just stand in the dark frigid season long winter nights!! This idea is SOOOOOO stupid!!!
Anonymous
02/03/2024 19:06
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:
Just imagine it’s 6pm on a Wednesday. You’re fighting rush hour traffic to drive from your Big Law office in DC to get over to Alexandria. You then have to fight the airport traffic to get into one of the garages adjacent to the Metro station (which are often sold out to capacity during the week and holiday weekends). You then huff it up the escalator to grab your train to ride one stop to Potomac Yards.
Is Ted Leonis high on drugs? Does he have dementia?
Doesn't matter if this plan works for anyone else or not: It works for Ted, because he gets a fancy new arena that he doesn't have to pay for.
Anonymous
02/03/2024 18:57
Subject: Re:Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard
Anonymous wrote:
Just imagine it’s 6pm on a Wednesday. You’re fighting rush hour traffic to drive from your Big Law office in DC to get over to Alexandria. You then have to fight the airport traffic to get into one of the garages adjacent to the Metro station (which are often sold out to capacity during the week and holiday weekends). You then huff it up the escalator to grab your train to ride one stop to Potomac Yards.
Is Ted Leonis high on drugs? Does he have dementia?
Seems like the worst possible transit location? Too much traffic to drive to, too inconvenient for metro.