Public transportation in Washington DC

[ADqtPiMel]

The Metro system is AWESOME. There's the rail system, which extends into Maryland and NoVA, as well as a pretty extensive bus system. Both are clean and very reliable.

I live in DC and I don't have a car - there's no need for it and the traffic and parking is terrible. My apartment doesn't have parking, but most places will charge you upwards of $200/month to park in a garage. You can get almost anywhere with Metro, plus there are a bajillion taxis around - so I say forget the car.

And Valkyrie - I live near the Dupont Circle metro - it takes 7 minutes to get up the escalator.

[f8nacn]

I grew up in DC and I must agree with previous posters (even though we still had a car), having the METRO extend their services to various parts of Maryland (PG/Montgomery COunty) and NOVA, it is VERY EASY to get around. If there isn't a train station by, know that there is always a bus....

What part of town will you be moving to? I believe they also have a website so you can check out what you want to do in advance.

Oh...some train stations also have a park and ride service...

[VAgirl18]

our traffic sucks. i've lived here my entire life minus the time i spent at IU, and it has never been great. if you're going to be living in the city and closest surrounding suburbs, then the metro system is the most logical choice. they're working on improving the rail cars and they've just replaced a lot of the buses. one key word to navigating the city during most hours if you're going to have a car... GRIDLOCK!

i think the worst part of the traffic is getting out of the city rather than navigating within it.