Andy's and Wiseguys are both your viable options

The value point is still correct, I was just commenting on the ease thing, since the sequence you cited wasn’t correct. Most people keep their phone a lot closer than their metro card because you use your phone more often. But that’ll vary person to person. People also have different storage situations, such as bags, jackets, pockets, no pockets at all, etc

Either method can be more convenient, just depends on the person

I don’t know if it’s different for android, but I have an iPhone and you don’t have to unlock it at all. Just pull the phone out and tap, just like the metro card. I made the switch when I realized that my phone was always easier to find than my metro card

As someone who has never had a car or driver’s license, the only time I’ll anticipate/expect a ride is if I’m meeting someone in an area that’s not accessible by transit. For example, when I visit people who live in the suburbs and aren’t walkable or easily bus-able from a metro stop

However, I don’t expect or want a ride all the way home, the farthest the car takes me is to the nearest metro stop. Not only would I not want to inconvenience the driver, I don’t want to cause extra car traffic in the city!

Just going to add that the DC housing groups have so many people looking for a room that every listing had at least 20 comments and I never even got messaged back when I was looking because everyone found someone to take the room so quickly