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wait what? DC has one of the worst public transit systems of a major city in the world. portions of it are constantly shut down for maintenance. there was a wee

wait what? DC has one of the worst public transit systems of a major city in the world. portions of it are constantly shut down for maintenance. there was a week this summer with 2-3 fires in the system. "strong" it is not. carry on

Grishnakh 10y ago
Why is this being modded down? It's absolutely correct, as anyone who lives in the DC area would know. Come to DC and try riding the Metro on Saturday or Sunday night and see how you like it. Metro used to be a pretty decent system 20 years ago; today it's a disaster.
- John23832 10y ago
  I think the fact that DC has a system puts it ahead of most places. When people talk about DC they should really be talking about NoVa. And size-wise, NoVa is a sprawling southern city. The fact that the Metro covers most of it is much better than SD, or a closer city like Richmond.
  - Grishnakh 10y ago
    I'm sorry, but the Metro does not cover "most" of NoVA. It has a few lines that jut into it, to provide commuting into DC, and that's it. It is absolutely useless if you are working someplace in NoVA, and also live in NoVA. It will not help you get around in NoVA at all. Whether it's better than American cities is irrelevant. The original claim, in a discussion about tech workers and tech jobs, was that the DC area had a good public transit system unlike SD. That is objectively untrue, for tech workers, for the reasons I stated above. The DC metro area is no better for tech workers as far as public transit goes. If you get a tech job in NoVA (or MD), you will absolutely need a car. If you want to ride the Metro to work, you need to go back to school and get a degree in law or international relations so you can get one of those downtown DC jobs.
maxsilver 10y ago
> DC has one of the worst public transit systems of a major city in the world. "strong" it is not. But DC does have a real public transit system. Even if the train catches fire 2-3 times a day, you at least have a train that runs. That alone puts DC above 90+% of American cities.

Grishnakh 10y ago

Why is this being modded down? It's absolutely correct, as anyone who lives in the DC area would know. Come to DC and try riding the Metro on Saturday or Sunday night and see how you like it. Metro used to be a pretty decent system 20 years ago; today it's a disaster.

John23832 10y ago
I think the fact that DC has a system puts it ahead of most places. When people talk about DC they should really be talking about NoVa. And size-wise, NoVa is a sprawling southern city. The fact that the Metro covers most of it is much better than SD, or a closer city like Richmond.
- Grishnakh 10y ago
  I'm sorry, but the Metro does not cover "most" of NoVA. It has a few lines that jut into it, to provide commuting into DC, and that's it. It is absolutely useless if you are working someplace in NoVA, and also live in NoVA. It will not help you get around in NoVA at all. Whether it's better than American cities is irrelevant. The original claim, in a discussion about tech workers and tech jobs, was that the DC area had a good public transit system unlike SD. That is objectively untrue, for tech workers, for the reasons I stated above. The DC metro area is no better for tech workers as far as public transit goes. If you get a tech job in NoVA (or MD), you will absolutely need a car. If you want to ride the Metro to work, you need to go back to school and get a degree in law or international relations so you can get one of those downtown DC jobs.

maxsilver 10y ago

> DC has one of the worst public transit systems of a major city in the world. "strong" it is not. But DC does have a real public transit system. Even if the train catches fire 2-3 times a day, you at least have a train that runs. That alone puts DC above 90+% of American cities.