Why no Metro in Georgetown? (Washington: crime rates, wealthy, congested)

[Caladium]

Originally Posted by Novadhd5150

I also think it would make sense for two areas like Georgetown and Adams morgan which cater to the nightlife would have easy access to public transport avoiding having to drive.

Back when those trains were built, the neighborhoods had different characteristics. Also, back then the selling point of building a train system was to bring workers into DC, so the stops inside DC were mostly in areas with lots of office buildings.

[stateofnature]

They do have easy access to public transport. You can be in the heart of Georgetown in a 15 minute walk from Foggy Bottom, and in the heart of Adams Morgan in an under 10 minute walk from Woodley Park. The western parts of Georgetown are closer to the Rosslyn stop.
And as previously noted, there are multiple bus lines from the metro if you're unable to walk.
Unless you're elderly or disabled, it's just lazy to say Georgetown or Adams Morgan are hard to get to.

[Novadhd5150]

Im just lazy.
Seriously i didnt realize it was that close since it looks farther on a map..I dont go into DC that often.
I dont do buses, those days are over.

[Pandoras]

Originally Posted by Novadhd5150

Is it cause they want to keep this area away from tourists or something?
Ill have to walk all the way from Foggy Bottom to get there.

Why don't you catch the DC circulator or Metrobus?

[guilliam]

I lived in DC when the metro first opened. What I heard was that residents of Georgetown refused to have a metro there because they thought it would ruin the colonial/old town look. Kind of like they would never allow a MacDonald's there. Seemed pretty snobby to me, but then I didn't live there.

[cdmurphy]

Originally Posted by guilliam

I lived in DC when the metro first opened. What I heard was that residents of Georgetown refused to have a metro there because they thought it would ruin the colonial/old town look. Kind of like they would never allow a MacDonald's there. Seemed pretty snobby to me, but then I didn't live there.

When I was in college (1992-1996), there was a Roy Rogers right on Wisconsin Ave., a few blocks north of M St. They were hypervigilant trying to keep homeless people from grazing at the fixins bar. There also used to be a Burger King by Georgetown Park.

[dkf747]

Originally Posted by Novadhd5150

I dont do buses, those days are over.

Why?? What's wrong with them? I think they're fine.

[stp_fan]

wealthy people don't take mass transit...they drive.

[dkf747]

Originally Posted by stp_fan

wealthy people don't take mass transit...they drive.

Really wealthy people hire a driver.

[statecollege]

It would have been great for Georgetown's ambiance to have kept the trolley to later connect to Metro at Foggy Bottom. Trollies are making a comeback, and perhaps one day Georgetown will have it again.