My nuanced take is that 10-minute headways aren’t that bad and I don’t mind them, but I still want Metro to do so much better. Even getting back to pre-pandemic service levels would be awesome.

Same. I sold my car right before moving here. I didn’t really have a choice because I needed the money, but it would have been a good decision regardless. I save so much money not owning a vehicle and having my employer pay for my Metro commute

As someone who lives in D.C. without a car, I really, really wish the MARC Brunswick line could facilitate a day trip from D.C. to Harper’s Ferry. But the timetables just don’t allow for that :(

I don’t usually bring my laptop with me to cafes, but when I do, I never leave it unattended on a table. If I have to go to the bathroom, my laptop, phone, and wallet are all coming with me. But I’ll leave a jacket, book, or bag on the table to save my spot.

Upvoting because I agree. In general, I really wish Metro ran earlier weekend hours. It makes it hard to rely on them for morning flights on weekends. Late morning is still usually fine, but it makes early morning impossible unless you find another mode of transportation.

Co-signing this. “Luxury” apartment buildings often have cheap and shoddy construction that produces all manner of structural problems down the line. Older buildings are often much sturdier and better built (though they certainly have issues as well).

I’ve lived in both older and newer buildings across a number of states, both renovated and non renovated. My favorite places by far have been the older buildings with modern renovations.

If you have a service charge of 20%, the customary standard tip percentage, I’m going to treat that as the tip. And I’m not going to feel an ounce of guilt for not tipping another 20% on top of that.

Huh. I went there after work on a weekday recently and didn’t have any problem working on my laptop for about 1 to 2 hours. Maybe just because it was later on a weekday they didn’t mind so much?

I’ve known of other cafes that have a no laptop policy but only on weekends and before a certain hour of the day on weekdays. I personally try not to frequent such places because the whole point of a cafe to me is that I get to sit and chill for a bit and not be rushed out the door. I like cafes that serve as “third spaces”.

But it’s totally the prerogative of each individual business over what kind of environment they want to have in their own cafe. And a no laptop policy seems more reasonable in a busy area like Georgetown and in places with relatively little seating.

Creating a greater variety of options up and down the price and density scales is a lot different from “forcing” people into a specific style of living. In fact, it’s the exact opposite

Older buildings that have been renovated to include modern appliances/features are the best of both worlds

ChatGPT for President

It’s OK bro, happens to all of us

Red Line my dude

^^^ Someone’s got the receipts

I swear I thought the Red Line was already down to 8 minutes on weekdays, as of December, and was supposed to be down to 6 minutes on weekdays by now.

Thank you for easing my hypochondria, kind redditor. Sincerely, a twice a day pooper

Not living near a Metro station is a very solid reason for not taking Metro, I agree. Also you’re right that hauling a giant suitcase or suitcases on Metro can be a pain

Can I ask why you prefer not to Uber or Metro? Uber I get, because it can be really pricey depending on when/how far the trip is. But Metro is cheap as heck (at least compared to Uber or paying for several days’ worth of parking), and is one of the easiest ways to get to National (it drops off right outside of the terminals)

Ok that’s actually a pretty cool feature that I didn’t even know I wanted until now

Any word on when we’re going to get below 10-minute headways on the Red Line? I was disappointed this morning when I saw the headways were still 10 minutes, as I was kind of hoping after Thanksgiving we’d see some improvement. But it’s still supposed to go down to 8-minute and then 6-minute headways before the end of the year, right?

Yeah I specifically mentioned those signs in my comment

Isn’t Metro’s current plan to start more heavily enforcing fare evasion pretty soon, though? Isn’t that why they have all those signs up now with the fines for each jurisdiction listed, so that they can give people notice that greater enforcement is coming before it actually does?

I haven’t been following this closely enough to know exactly what Metro’s plan is. But imo if I have it right, that seems like a pretty solid plan to me. Give people adequate notice about a change in enforcement and then hold them accountable.

It’s gonna be a long, expensive, pain in the ass. But it really needs to happen sooner or later.