Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Virginia since last night

Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by alistairSH on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:04PM (#29800486)

Ha! I live in Reston and mapped out some options on Goole Maps...

Home to IAD by car: 5 miles, 9 minutes

Home to IAD by transit: 40+ minutes across 2 bus lines

Home to IAD by foot: 10.9 miles, 3+ hours

Home to WAS by car: 24 miles, 29 minutes

Home to WAS by transit: 90+ minutes across 1 bus line, 2 Metro lines, and a few walking segments to link them.

It's sad that walking to the airport is twice as far than driving. It's also sad that I can drive to a airport further away than I can access my closest airport by transit.

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by stransky on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:40PM (#29800938)

You forgot to include time to park.

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by alistairSH on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:43PM (#29800983)

Fair enough, I always take a cab/Uber to IAD, as that cost is far less than the price of parking. And living so close to IAD, I try to fly out of it whenever possible (all work travel, 80% of pleasure travel).

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by rayiner on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:30PM (#29803736)

Parking at IAD is a cinch.

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