Anonymous wrote:This article "What Good is a $20 Million Mansion if You Can't Walk to Dinner?" discusses how home sales are even suffering in Greenwich, CT for homes far from transit.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-14/what-good-is-a-20-million-mansion-if-you-can-t-walk-to-dinner?utm_content=buffer791f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Whoa, I had no idea.

Anonymous wrote:Metro works for people that need to go into the city. Bethesda to Tyson's is a horrible commute on metro. We were in the market for a new house. I went to a few open houses where they touted the value and convenience of the metro. To me, it translated into paying more for something that I would not use.

That's...also a ridiculous way to travel. You're literally going out of your way to go into the city instead of just staying in the suburbs and heading straight down 495.

Anonymous wrote:Feds ride Metro because the G gives a transit benefit that makes it cost almost nothing.

Yep, I know contractors with $400/mo stipends just for the metro. But honestly I'm glad they get it, could you imagine the horrendous traffic without? Downtown DC is already gridlocked right at 5PM and buses are overcrowded with people trying to get back up NW. I've heard the highways are miserable as well. I'd taken anything to keep a lesser burden on traffic and more cars off our streets.

And for those who think its just millenials using the Metro, why don't you go check out the Red Line or Blue/Orange at the close of a workday.

Metro works for people that need to go into the city. Bethesda to Tyson's is a horrible commute on metro. We were in the market for a new house. I went to a few open houses where they touted the value and convenience of the metro. To me, it translated into paying more for something that I would not use.

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Anonymous wrote:I very rarely see successful people riding the Metro. It's largely the city's impoverished and broke 20-somethings.

This is one of the dumber posts I've seen on DCUM lately. I commute on the red line from an expensive if small home and I can assure you that the metro is full of people of people commuting from expensive homes to downtown jobs. Maybe if you only ride off hours or a different area you see a different group but frankly I'd much rather commute by metro than deal with driving and parking.

There are a ton of broke middle aged and older feds who have almost no choice but to ride the Metro as well.

Ignorant post.

We have two cars, but recently started riding Metro to get to a new job with a 20% pay raise. Many of my colleagues--all of whom make six figures--do the same. Parking is $11 daily, so metro is a less expensive alternative and is a quick trip from upper NW.

$2.5m house with white collar job. Ride the Metro every day. Easier than dealing with traffic to downtown office. If I have to work really late, or if Metro not working, I'll Uber home.

Feds ride Metro because the G gives a transit benefit that makes it cost almost nothing.

This article "What Good is a $20 Million Mansion if You Can't Walk to Dinner?" discusses how home sales are even suffering in Greenwich, CT for homes far from transit.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-14/what-good-is-a-20-million-mansion-if-you-can-t-walk-to-dinner?utm_content=buffer791f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Anonymous wrote:I live in a big house near Metro and take it to work most days. We never ever ever use it on weekends or evenings. When we lived in DC we basically never used it even though we lived 5 mins away. The service is so awful and it's such a bad experience that lots of people are like us -- live very close to Metro, but very rarely use it. I guess if I didn't value my time or ever have to be on time to things and didn't care about my safety I would ride.

Yes, the tons and tons of people who ride it every day don't care about these things either.



What a privileged world you live in. My god.

Those tons and tons of people are becoming fewer every year. Metro is a joke and people are dumping it. There's nothing privileged about pointing that out.

What are service workers and "impoverished people" using instead? Serious question. Only Millennials are using Uber and ride shares.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in a big house near Metro and take it to work most days. We never ever ever use it on weekends or evenings. When we lived in DC we basically never used it even though we lived 5 mins away. The service is so awful and it's such a bad experience that lots of people are like us -- live very close to Metro, but very rarely use it. I guess if I didn't value my time or ever have to be on time to things and didn't care about my safety I would ride.

Yes, the tons and tons of people who ride it every day don't care about these things either.



What a privileged world you live in. My god.

Those tons and tons of people are becoming fewer every year. Metro is a joke and people are dumping it. There's nothing privileged about pointing that out.

My friends and family use the metro to come see me all the time. We host all the get togethers because we're centrally located and have the biggest/nicest house. Also our nanny and other helpers can use it to get to us bc some of them do not have cars. So yes metro is a great amenity to have near by.

In NoVa, the homes near the Orange and Silver Line stations in Arlington and Fairfax have appreciated much more than the ones in places like Great Falls that aren't close to anything.

Anonymous wrote:I very rarely see successful people riding the Metro. It's largely the city's impoverished and broke 20-somethings.

So which one of those are you?

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Anonymous wrote:I very rarely see successful people riding the Metro. It's largely the city's impoverished and broke 20-somethings.

This is one of the dumber posts I've seen on DCUM lately. I commute on the red line from an expensive if small home and I can assure you that the metro is full of people of people commuting from expensive homes to downtown jobs. Maybe if you only ride off hours or a different area you see a different group but frankly I'd much rather commute by metro than deal with driving and parking.

There are a ton of broke middle aged and older feds who have almost no choice but to ride the Metro as well.