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dctexan202 t1_jcrr8mg wrote

Reply to comment by messmaker523 in METRO should make an exception and run on regular weekday hours during marathons. by Knock_turnal

This particular marathon is the worst of them all in terms of timing and street closures… and tbh should be banned to the suburbs

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Playful-Translator49 t1_jcs2e3f wrote

It’s a half marathon and fyi next year it’s 3/16 so you have time to plan.

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Jewell84 t1_jcs4ykr wrote

Yup. It happens the same time every year. For at least a decade. They announce the route far in advance.

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dctexan202 t1_jd3b7c7 wrote

The issue is that there is no way to "plan" for those particular streets being closed. You're just screwed for half of the day if you need to go anywhere that involves crossing North Capitol or Harvard Street--so essentially you're trapped. Couple this with various WMATA service outages that are not coordinated, and you have a recipe for disaster. Traffic becomes a total gridlock.

The "plan" is just to not go anywhere that particular day.

Have the marathon run the same routes that the other ones (e.g. Marine Corps) do down by the mall, and don't bring that nonsense up into core residential and business districts.

It's unfair to all of us, especially those who commute into the city in the morning to staff all of the bars and restaurants for your brunches and St. Patty's festivities.

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Playful-Translator49 t1_jd3lbaz wrote

I feel so terrible for the ongoing stress this is gonna cause you. 🙄 I assure you I’m capable of figuring out how to get places with a years notice.

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