New Slug Lines at FBC and Rt 123 - 2 May 2011

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   I need 2 afternoon riders tomorrow (June 1) around 5:15 pm.  I'm at 18th & I Streets.  Can drop off at FBC - pls call me at (202) 420-5001 if you'd like a ride back.  Thanks.

	Merri Jo

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ktzmom Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ktzmom Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New Slug Lines at FBC and Rt 123 - 2 May 2011 Posted: 31 May 2011 at 12:35pm
	I need 2 afternoon riders tomorrow (June 1) around 5:15 pm. I'm at 18th & I Streets. Can drop off at FBC - pls call me at (202) 420-5001 if you'd like a ride back. Thanks. Merri Jo

JSB Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote JSB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 2011 at 8:45am
	quote: Originally posted by Admin Thanks for posting this link to the article. Any ideas on how to improve slugging at this lot?? Too many parking/slugging locations creeates uncertainties for riders as well as for drivers. It appears that on the long run this lot may not succeed. Expanding Horner, which is very popular due to its reliablity and convenience, may be the final solution. Govt could also make a deal with Potomac Mills management for getting lost parking spots back. Deal with FBC is good for the Church, but it doesn't appear to provide any service to the commuters.

Admin Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 25 Jul 2001 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Admin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 2011 at 6:17am
	Thanks for posting this link to the article. Any ideas on how to improve slugging at this lot??

shorty5646 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote shorty5646 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 May 2011 at 9:51am
	Commuter shuttle no help in filling church lot (InsideNova.com): http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2011/may/24/commuter-shuttle-no-help-filling-church-lot-ar-1061762/

Slugger05 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Slugger05 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 May 2011 at 3:40pm
	I drive past this lot every morning on my way to Tackets and even tried to slug from here during the first couple of days of its new "premiere" but with no luck. People are still not coming to this lot so the lot remains under utilized. I would be willing to slug from this lot as long as I can catch a ride and be able to slug back in the PM to here but so far that hasn't been possible. :(

shorty5646 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote shorty5646 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 9:20am
	I received a flyer this morning at the Tackett's Mill lot advertising new lines at FBC and Rt 123. While I'm glad to see people taking the initiative to get the word out, I have to admit I was disappointed to see that L'Enfant was NOT included on the flyer for FBC! Not sure if this was an "official" flyer, created by the site Admin, or something that someone printed on their own - however, I think it would help if the Home page was updated to say that there are actually (3) lines starting at FBC, as listed below, to include L'Enfant. Just want to make sure slugs/drivers who may be interested in the L'Enfant line are aware before Monday when we start showing up at the FBC lot! :)

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 12:30pm
	[:)] An observation from someone who's been sluggin', drivin', & carpoolin' since 1986: Over the years, there have been numerous times that new slug lines have been recommended and designated -- and it's ended up that the lines just didn't get the support needed to be viable. It takes the right mix of slugs and drivers (all going to the same destination) showing up in the same time frames for a line to take hold and continue to exist. I think that that reality, along with the challenges to get the word out to interested slugs and drivers, are why many of the new slug lines die on the vine. Recommended slug lines in Manassas and at Gambrill Road, Rt 630, Ballston, Springfield Mall, & Backlick Road are a few examples.

shorty5646 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote shorty5646 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 11:36am
	quote: If people are to park their cars in a particular lot and slug from that lot, they should also be able to go back to that same location they were dropped off at in the PM, and catch a returning slug line back to the same lot they parked their car at. This to me is what makes most sense, is most convenient as a slugger and is what I want from this new FBC lot if I'm going to use it. Slugger05, I completely agree with you - it has never made sense to me that we have lines to get to specific destinations in the morning, yet we don't have lines returning to those same destinations in the evening. Considering I don't leave my office until 5:15pm at the earliest, that time spent Metroing back to the Pentagon can cost me dearly - there have been plenty of times that the lines were so long at the Pentagon that I've waited until 6pm and then ended up spending over an hour on the Lake Ridge bus - NOT convenient whatsoever! It just makes sense to me that we have returning lines in the afternoon. It certainly makes a lot more sense than all of us rushing over to the Pentagon in the evening for a ride home, right?!

Slugger05 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Slugger05 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 11:19am
	quote: Originally posted by fed up Also, when I see references to PM, there is some confusion as to whether the reference to to P.M. or Potomac Mills. Please take this into consideration when making your comments. I've made comments about the PM ride back and I have always meant to refer to a PM slug ride back to this same FBC lot. It would be very very inconvenient if we didn't have a slug ride option back to this lot in the PM. As I've said before, if I'm going to park here in the AM and leave my car- I'd like to be able to go to Lefant in the PM and catch a slug ride back to this FBC lot. I would not want to have to catch a bus ride back to this lot or have to metro to another spot just to catch a slug ride back to here. Since the rules/regulations/procedures are now being established for this lot I want to make sure it's established as a convenient lot to use. For me personally it never made sense to not have a PM slug line option back to lots that have an AM slug line to a destination. If people are to park their cars in a particular lot and slug from that lot, they should also be able to go back to that same location they were dropped off at in the PM, and catch a returning slug line back to the same lot they parked their car at. This to me is what makes most sense, is most convenient as a slugger and is what I want from this new FBC lot if I'm going to use it. When I used to park my car at Potomac Mills (before the reduction)and slug to L'enfant Plaza- I HATED HATED HATED that my trip back was not as easy or convenient as it was to get there. I had to metro over to Pentagon and catch a slug ride there back to Potomac. Some might ask why that's such a big deal and here is my answer: to metro over to Pentagon in the afternoon and catch a a slug ride from here tacks on an additional 20 minutes to my commute and I also don't like having to pay $2.15 every trip back. Why can't there just be a slug line back from L'enfant? I know I'm not the only person who feels this way. I've talked to other L'enfant people and have heard the same complaints that I have. I'm also not interested in getting dropped off at another lot(i.e Horner) and having to wait for a shuttle bus or any bus to come and take me to my original lot that I parked at. Again this isn't the most convenient option. I don't want to tack on any additional time to my commute to work OR home. So ADMIN- can we PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure to establish a PM returning slug line back to this FBC lot from Le'fant and really I guess any other destinations that will slug out of here (Pentagon, Rosslyn). As I've suggested we can co-use the existing Horner Rd line at L'enfant to get back here in the afternoon. Thank you everyone for hearing me out. :)

fed up Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote fed up Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 4:06pm
	I sometimes wonder if it would be easier for the buses to turn around in the Horner Road lot (as they do at the Dale City Commuter Lot) and go out the main entrance instead of trying to turn onto Telegraph Road and getting caught up in all that traffic at the intersection of Telegraph and Caton Hill. Also, when I see references to PM, there is some confusion as to whether the reference to to P.M. or Potomac Mills. Please take this into consideration when making your comments.