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Re:Washington, DC, avoided the worst price rises that have p... by cowsandmilk on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:08PM (#36975568)
> the Metro is largely a commuter rail, not a day-to-day transit option

Going to disagree on this statement. MARC and VRE are commuter rail. Metro is higher frequency than any commuter rail system and has high frequency in all directions even outside of rush hour.

DC is unique in how far into the suburbs they have high frequency transit. The orange line and blue lines already reached pretty far from the city before the silver line was built, which goes ridiculously far out from the city.

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Re:Washington, DC, avoided the worst price rises that have p... by easton on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:40PM (#36976089)
I just moved here and I see people use Metro to go get groceries in Arlington. Which seems super weird to me because all of the Metro stations in the corridor between Rosslyn and Ballston are really close to grocery stores and then you have to pay $4 (at least) round trip, but I think that proves people use it as rapid transit...
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