Comments on: Get on the Bus http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Bridge http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12796 Tom Bridge Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:29:31 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12796 Wayan's riding the Short Bus? O RLY... Wayan’s riding the Short Bus? O RLY…

]]> By: Wayan http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12795 Wayan Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:39:47 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12795 I miss the bus. I love the sights of the city, the ability to bail anywhere, and the convenience. Hell, I even love the short bus that roams Petworth I miss the bus. I love the sights of the city, the ability to bail anywhere, and the convenience. Hell, I even love the short bus that roams Petworth

]]> By: deborah http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12794 deborah Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:26:31 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12794 If there youg its a question of getting up earlier. The other is all americans dive they fill and a sense of adulthood in that process. Iam in my mid 45s and I have never driven If there youg its a question of getting up earlier. The other is all americans dive they fill and a sense of adulthood in that process. Iam in my mid 45s and I have never driven

]]> By: Beth http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12793 Beth Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:41:37 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12793 I've commuted via bus (in DC, Chicago and NYC) and though it definately has ups and downs, I'm a fan. The main down is inner-city traffic (especially when a metro/subway is available). What I do miss from both Chicago and NYC are farecards that work on both bus and train and track transfers between the two modes, even for single rides. It definately encouraged users to use both bus and metro. I’ve commuted via bus (in DC, Chicago and NYC) and though it definately has ups and downs, I’m a fan. The main down is inner-city traffic (especially when a metro/subway is available). What I do miss from both Chicago and NYC are farecards that work on both bus and train and track transfers between the two modes, even for single rides. It definately encouraged users to use both bus and metro.

]]> By: shelley http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12792 shelley Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:17:55 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12792 Really depends on what bus you ride. I rode the N line for a few years and found it to be a relatively pleasant experience (at least by public transit standards). A couple years ago I moved to the H ST NE corridor and now ride the x2 bus, which is perpetually behind schedule, obscenely overcrowded and seems to always attract a significant clientele of unruly teenagers and harassing drunks. Really depends on what bus you ride. I rode the N line for a few years and found it to be a relatively pleasant experience (at least by public transit standards). A couple years ago I moved to the H ST NE corridor and now ride the x2 bus, which is perpetually behind schedule, obscenely overcrowded and seems to always attract a significant clientele of unruly teenagers and harassing drunks.

]]> By: Jenn L http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12791 Jenn L Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:12:42 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12791 It seemed most of the people were DC city dwellers who had never previously taken the bus as a means to get around the city proper. I don't mean urban to suburban trips, but internal trips. I personally wouldn't bother with the bus to get to VA or MD. But these are folks who live in the city and never hopped on a bus before. The bite to their bottom line was what pushed them over their prejudice. That I found interesting. It seemed most of the people were DC city dwellers who had never previously taken the bus as a means to get around the city proper. I don’t mean urban to suburban trips, but internal trips. I personally wouldn’t bother with the bus to get to VA or MD. But these are folks who live in the city and never hopped on a bus before. The bite to their bottom line was what pushed them over their prejudice. That I found interesting.

]]> By: Tom Bridge http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12790 Tom Bridge Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:47:58 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12790 I've done the bus thing more than once. I use to catch the Alexandria Busses to King St and Van Dorn St., then train into the city, or now from our place, take the 7 to Pentagon and metro in. It's not bad for commuting, but for just random trips into DC? It sucks. 30 min wait for the bus, an hour if you time it wrong. Then trains, then, etc. Might as well drive. I’ve done the bus thing more than once. I use to catch the Alexandria Busses to King St and Van Dorn St., then train into the city, or now from our place, take the 7 to Pentagon and metro in.

It’s not bad for commuting, but for just random trips into DC? It sucks. 30 min wait for the bus, an hour if you time it wrong. Then trains, then, etc. Might as well drive.

]]> By: Tiff http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12789 Tiff Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:42:56 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12789 My personal bus-resistance has more to do with locations of stops and the fact that the bus has to sit in the same traffic as everyone else (except on highways with HOV lanes, of course), making it significantly less appealing to me than Metrorail. that said, when I've taken Metrobus, at least during regular commuter hours, I've found them to be perfectly comfortable and convenient... I just wouldn't want to rely on them all the time. My personal bus-resistance has more to do with locations of stops and the fact that the bus has to sit in the same traffic as everyone else (except on highways with HOV lanes, of course), making it significantly less appealing to me than Metrorail. that said, when I’ve taken Metrobus, at least during regular commuter hours, I’ve found them to be perfectly comfortable and convenient… I just wouldn’t want to rely on them all the time.

]]> By: ajw_93 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-12788 ajw_93 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:11:55 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/09/get-on-the-bus/#comment-12788 I love the bus! I miss the bus, having switched from an all-bus to a bus-Metro combo since changing jobs this summer. The new job is right across the street from a Metro station, and a 10 to 15 minute walk from the bus that would take me in the right direction. Folks on my bus routes are far more courteous to their fellow riders, even when the bus is packed, than I've ever seen train riders behave. Perhaps the fare increase is just the excuse I've needed to suck it up, walk a few minutes, and switch back to the all-bus commute (with Metro as a backup in the event of extreme weather). I love the bus! I miss the bus, having switched from an all-bus to a bus-Metro combo since changing jobs this summer. The new job is right across the street from a Metro station, and a 10 to 15 minute walk from the bus that would take me in the right direction.

Folks on my bus routes are far more courteous to their fellow riders, even when the bus is packed, than I’ve ever seen train riders behave. Perhaps the fare increase is just the excuse I’ve needed to suck it up, walk a few minutes, and switch back to the all-bus commute (with Metro as a backup in the event of extreme weather).

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