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Old Apr 2, 2014 | 6:32 am
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Originally Posted by HatAndJacket
I used to live in College Park, MD and would commute into DC every other day on the Metro. You can get pretty much anywhere you need to get to on the Metro, and I would say that it is like being in Manhattan in the sense that often a car is more of a hassle than a help, and public transportation is more convenient than driving and having to park. Plus, i would say the Metro is safer than the NY subway and much, much cleaner.
Safer? The metro can be dangerous as any other subway system can be. The metro even warns passengers to be wary of these 10 stations: Here is a heads-up for Will Fly Småland:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...rous-stations/

The NYC system is 24/7. The metro doesn't run trains before 7am on weekends & closes only at midnight on weeknights.

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That all said, one does not need a car in DC but if you want to go to Georgetown, the metro goes only as far as Foggy Bottom. Use the bus system. Do DC buses run 24/7?
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