To clarify, I've taken the metro from Moscow city center, and from the metro station exit - taken the Marshrutka to a "suburban" high-rise on the south-side. I

To clarify, I've taken the metro from Moscow city center, and from the metro station exit - taken the Marshrutka to a "suburban" high-rise on the south-side. In the US, I propose basically the opposite. You drive to a parking area from your home, get on a bus (or metro if available) that delivers you to the city. But after departing the bus/train is the problem. From that departure point, there's few options to move you to disparate parts of the city (i.e., your actual office location) without hailing an expensive taxi/uber or walking an hour through the city. If something like Marshrutki were available at that point in the city, it would be a game-changer and make the suburban <--> city buses much more feasible.