New Commuter Lot at First Baptist Church!

I too want to get to L'Enfant or Metro Center (via slugging) occasionally but I normally dont get to any lot until between 730-800 and by that time, all of the lots going to DC are full, so I end up slugging from DCCL to Pentagon (for L'Enfant) or Rosslyn (for Metro Center - less time and transfers) then catching the metro from those locations.

We really need to get this lot going. We got extra parking, now we need to utilize it. I know its a scramble right now as we have all of these new lots emerging with very little warnings and hardly any plans, but if we take action and get things going, it will make for a faster transition. The results of slugging is up to us (the commuters).

Who is willing to slug from there if there is a DC line added? Who is willing to pick up from DC (15th and/or preferably L'Enfant since Horner is the only Woodbridge/Dale City pickup at the moment) to take commuters back to this lot?

I know that there's a Rosslyn bus that goes there so worst case, sluggers can either go to Rosslyn and catch the bus (I know its a PITA until this lot gets going) or slug/bus to Horner and catch the bus to the church lot.

Rosslyn sluggers - Would it be more feasible to make the church just a Rosslyn or a Rosslyn/CC lot and the DCCL lot a DC/Pentagon or DC/Pentagon/CC lot? I wouldnt mind that being that I mostly ride to Rosslyn.

I'm trying to exhaust all options possible. We have to start somewhere to get anywhere.

Rosslyn, L'Enfant & Pentagon Slugger

I pick up riders from Gemini Way right now and find that this lot is very under utilized. I don't understand what you mean by Comcast relcaiming their parking space. None of this lot should belong to Comcast as its intention is for commuters. I would assume they just started parking their vehicles there because space was available.

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Originally posted by Tufnwd

From my understanding, Gemini Way is not being under utilized. It just appears this way because folks are parking where they shouldn't. It's just a matter of time before COMCAST reclaims their parking spaces. Then what?! [:D]

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I initially thought I would use the church lot to slug but after looking at the Roslyn/Ballston bus schedule, I changed my mind. That Roslyn bus only run 4 times in the PM and not very frequent (every 45-50 mins)if you miss a bus by 5 minutes another does not arrive for 45 minutes. At least the Dale City bus runs every 10-15 minutes.
I would like to see a slug line to DC be started at Dale City commuter lot because of the bus service there. I see more folks are asking for a DC slug to be at DCCL, so why hasn't it been established?? It has been a month since we lost P.Mills.

NSiler

I live in Lakeridge and need to get to DC - China Town. Currently, I slug from Hecingers or if I'm running late, the 123 lot. I often slug to 18th and catch the red line to Gallery Place, then walk to 14th at Commerce Dept. to slug home or catch the bus from 15th and New York. Here's my issue with the new Church lot: The PRTC bus schedule provides for 4 bus runs (I think) to this stop - oh boy! That leave me with very few options. PRTC needs to add more bus runs to this lot AND it needs to add stops for the Dale City bus - then you'll get a lot more folks who are willing to ride/slug from this lot. Without a back up ride home, this lot is doomed for failure.

Let's work on improving the bus schedule to this lot, then you'll get more people willing to use it.

Why not start a slug line to L'Enfant or closer to Metro Center or Gallery Place for all those folks that work east of 14th Street?

I have to be at L'Enfant Plaza by 9am and would LOVE to see a slug line for other later slugs like me going directly there and back. I don't care if it's the FB Church lot or Dale City lot, either one will work for me.

It's getting more and more difficult to get parking at Tackett's (currently having to get there by 7:30am for a space) and I'd LOVE to have a direct route back and forth without stopping at the Pentagon. I know there is a need an interest for later DC lines from Woodbridge, we all just need to get one started!