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pecanorchard t1_j704mt9 wrote

Reply to comment by indecisivewandering in Is renting on a GS5 salary possible? by indecisivewandering

I live out in the Mount Vernon area and got by for years without a car. My commute was a bus then metroing into DC which was deeply not fun, but not as bad as commuting from Baltimore. There is a grocery store within walking distance, and a few restaurants as well. It's a harder life without a car but doable.

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[deleted] t1_j70bwul wrote

The only issue with said area now is that the yellow line is out of commission until May-ish and the shuttles add a considerable amount of time to the commute.

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pecanorchard t1_j71ys0w wrote

Is it? I drive to Franconia metro now but I still see trains to/from Huntington, just on the blue line and not the yellow line (so, impacting the other side of the yellow line) now.

If it does shut down again, yeah I think the shuttle thing would not be fun for a legally blind person to figure out the first time, but there are always a lot if employees around to ask for directions.

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