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22304_selling t1_je5h9se wrote

I mean Arlington and Alexandria both heavily use their bus systems as feeder networks to their respective Metro stations. Fairfax Connector as well, to a certain extent. Not sure what Loudoun is up to with its bus fleet - I only know of their commuter coach buses.

The fact is that the further you get from the core of the region, the more that park-and-ride stations make sense. It's not very cost effective to run low-ridership buses, when you can instead build a parking garage to absorb riders arriving by automobile. That's why stations like Franconia-Springfield and Vienna make sense to have large garages. By contrast, the small paid lot at Braddock Road never made any sense to me.

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sporkityfork t1_je5jbm0 wrote

Yeah I'm not saying it makes perfect fiscal sense for everywhere, it's just a "wish". I'm actually quite happy with 66 to get me to a station, but I envision a region fully connected by rail. Not based in reality just a dream haha

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22304_selling t1_je5r70s wrote

you could always opt to live in an area which has bus and rail connections

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sporkityfork t1_je5s53n wrote

People live where they live for many reasons. Transit options aren’t always the top reasons. No need to get into that when I’m just saying it would be good for my state to invest in more good stuff :)

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mpyne t1_je7yxyb wrote

We can't all just choose to move near to a convenient rail access, there's not nearly enough housing for that.

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moonbunnychan t1_je8i5jg wrote

Most of Loudoun's busses stop running at 7pm so...ya. It's also stupidly difficult to get to the new Loudoun Metro stations unless you wanna go during normal commuting times.

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