THE WASHINGTON METRO, Can we find a home in walking distance? FAQ.

Lenn, That is a great feature in your MLS. Search parameters that can help an agent hone in on whats important are reat time savers. We don't have the great mass transit systems like you have in your area, but I see the benefit.

Lenn, when I moved down here from NY, I was amazed by two things when it came to Metro. Compared to what I was used to, the system was beautiful and clean. But the stops were so far apart that it isn't all that functional. In DC proper, you might be able to walk from your home to a Metro stop, but commuting in from th suburbs almost always involves some combination of train and bus or car and on one or both ends od the trip. I virtually never use it.

Lenn, this is great information for people in the Washington DC commuting areas.  I like how the MLS actually has a search feature for something that's important for so many people.  Smart board!!!

OMG....what a city we could be.....here in Atlanta if we had built a system like that. But no.....we just widen the highways and wonder why the traffic get worse, not better.

Heavy sigh!

Thanks Lenn!

 

When I got back from South America in 1977 I took my first metro ride.  Everyone was excited because soon it was going to extend all the way to that far-out Dulles Airport!

Lenn riding the Metro in 1977 must have been one of your early teenage experiences :) :) :)

It's been many years since I've been back to the DC Area.  I found this very interesting on how extensive this system is and how easy it is to get around your area.  In California, we pretty much have to drive everywhere so thanks for a refreshing look at what can be done.

I sure wish that there was a tram from my town to Houston! Texas is really a big state more than I think most of you can imagine. It takes one hour to cross Houston! We could really save on gas if we had one. Not good if you are selling real estate but great if you want to go to the concert, zoo, or anything else!

The DC metro rocks.  It is the best system I've seen in any city.  I lived there for 2 yrs and loved it...one year on the orange line and one on the red line.  It's super convenient, well located (wel, except for Georgetown), clean, air conditioned and visually appealing.  Oh and easy to get tickets.

it's way better than NYC and Chicago where I lived (or Cincy) and way better than every other city I've visited.  London is the next best.

A Metro here in San Antonio would be AWESOME.  We really don't need it, but we always have traffic and it would be WONDERFUL to let someone else drive lol :)!  Looks like the Metro in your area provides some pretty convenient access Lenn :)!

Good evening Lenn.

It looks very easy to understand unlike the New York city Subway system.

Lenn- I remember when we were looking for a house when we moved to Leesburg we also looked at homes closer in that would be close to the Metro.  We wanted to be able to get into DC easily.  I have to tell you that on my first and only trip on the Metro, I'd taken my visiting friend and her 2 children in on a Monday.  We rode the Metro thinking the girls would get a kick out of it.  No problem going in however on our return trip, not 1 minute into the ride I realized that we had boarded the wrong line.  I wanted to get off at the very next stop and just take a cab to our car as it was getting late and I didn't want to hit evening traffic.  Wouldn't you know the next stop was the Pentagon.  We got off and everyone was in uniform but us.  Added pressure were the girls asking us every 5 minutes if we were lost!!!

Those are some very neat features of the MLS as well as your sophisticated commuter options.  Something we have none of!