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Old 06-26-2008, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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I'm from Brooklyn, NY. There was an article in one of our local papers about a week ago, mentioning that the "price point" had been reached in Washington. That's the point where the price of gasoline forces people to start using mass transit. According to the article, gas in the DC area recently hit $4.00/gallon, and when it did, ridership on the Metro took a tremendous leap up.

Has this really happened? And if so, has the system put extra trains in service to meet the new needs?
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:53 AM
 
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I'm not sure the Metro system has all that many extra trains to spare. The system is very near its limit of operational trains, backup trains, and trains in repair yards, regardless of the price of gas.
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:04 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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Just an unscientific observation - the trains do seem to be fuller earlier and later than they used to be.
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:55 PM
 
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I would hope they stay in their cars... the metro runs packed like sardines during rush hour already
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Old 06-26-2008, 02:19 PM
 
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Yeah, it's definitely happened, but Metro doesn't really have the ability to just increase the amount of trains running. Cars (esp. on the red line) are so packed it's like a scene from New Delhi or something.

I've responded by driving. Lot less traffic out there.
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Old 06-26-2008, 02:55 PM
 
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I really only ride the red line from NIH to Dupont, but it has been much more busy lately, IMO.
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Old 06-26-2008, 03:26 PM
 
Location: DC
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It's been more crowded. Normally, when I get on the yellow or green at L'Enfant in the morning the train's half-empty (since everyone gets off there), but lately I've been struggling just to find a place to hold on.

They've been posting up things about "record ridership" as well.
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Old 06-27-2008, 11:44 AM
 
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They are averaging more than 800,000 riders a day.
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Old 06-27-2008, 12:53 PM
 
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Oh yea. Lots more people taking the Metro.
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Old 06-27-2008, 02:40 PM
 
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I'm sure that gas prices have something to do with it but I think metro ridership has been steadily increasing for some time. Maybe since the system opened.
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