MrCrowesGarden wrote:When my family lived in St. Charles, we voted FOR the Metro to extend out there (well, my mom and dad did, I wasn't old enough).
We weren't really pressed for time ever, so the Metro was convenient. I know my dad loved being able to drive to Hanley, take a leisurely ride, and then walk the couple blocks to his workplace.
Part of what I loved about DC. Going anywhere involved reading a book, then walking a few blocks instead of driving. No looking for a parking spot or sitting in traffic or trying to drive while having a phone conversation.
I think comprehensive bus lines compliment subway/rail. I'd use both.
Thing about DC was the subways (etc) had more fake cop partol. You actually felt safe, "even stumbling home drunk at 3am" as one of my female friends living in DC said. They also enforced the "no food or drink" policy, so the trains were very clean.
No offense to those of you that have griped, but this would be akin to going Xmas shopping on Christmas Eve at 11:55 pm and complaining that they don't have any of the stuff that you wanted to buy.
This was worse than cramped, it was illegal I'm sure for the metro to allow that many people on a train car. If someone would've fell (which was quite possible w/ the amount of people that KEPT piling on at each stop) they would've been trampled and not been able to get back up.
It completely ruined Mardi Gras that year. We didn't even get downtown, we had to force our way out of the train at some random stop and catch a cab home (which was about $40).
edit : I've ridden it after Rams and Cards games and this was NO comparison. I actually felt unsafe w/ the amount of people they were allowing to get on.
Ok... but you're still judging it/avoiding it because of one instance when you could take it any other time, 364 days a year for 18 hours a day... and not have the same problem.
JL21 wrote:Ok... but you're still judging it/avoiding it because of one instance when you could take it any other time, 364 days a year for 18 hours a day... and not have the same problem.
++ Also, if more trains were running (in the heavy areas of DC they doubled up lines so the trains would not be as crowded), less people would crowd on the metro on peak hours/days.
See how the blue and orange, as well as the yellow and green, and the blue and yellow double up in certain areas? That way you can get on any line running through the station to get to your destination, and the trains don't get too crowded.
Ok... but you're still judging it/avoiding it because of one instance when you could take it any other time, 364 days a year for 18 hours a day... and not have the same problem.
None of the pick up spots are all that convienent for me so I just choose not to use it.
