Monroe Park and Ride to DC
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Topic: Monroe Park and Ride to DC
Posted By: webbuzzard
Subject: Monroe Park and Ride to DC
Date Posted: 12 May 2003 at 1:45pm
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Any talk of slug lines starting at Monroe Park and Ride? It seems a perfect easy on off spot for those on the toll road.
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Posted By: hosehead
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2003 at 3:09pm
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I am new to slugging (and commuting into DC) and Im planning on taking the bus from Monroe to the Metro, but a slug line would be great. Also, is there a bus that goes directly from Monroe into DC somewhere?
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Posted By: mkatz2m
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2003 at 4:33pm
I have been commuting into DC from the Monroe Park and Ride for 4 1/2 years by bus to West Falls Church and then from West Falls Church to the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop by subway. One morning recently when the buses were not arriving for a long time, I became a slug for a driver
that actually worked in my building. Ever since, I have been dreaming to ride as a slug for a driver from the Monroe lot to the Gallery Place area. I know a new slug pickup area is now going to Rosslyn,VA from Monroe; but that won't help me enough. Anyone driving from Monroe Park and Ride area looking for slugs near Gallery Place subway stop?
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Posted By: webbuzzard
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2003 at 9:21am
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Any details on the Monroe to Rosslyn slug? I go to Union Station, but the slug to Rosslyn would be much faster for me.
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Posted By: CraigDavis
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2003 at 4:19am
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Was picked up from the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride yesterday at 7am.. driver was headed to Rosslyn. Looks like a line has started to form. Need more drivers!
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Posted By: emt
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2003 at 9:45am
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Originally posted by webbuzzard
[br]Any details on the Monroe to Rosslyn slug? I go to Union Station, but the slug to Rosslyn would be much faster for me.
we commute / slug in from Herndon Monroe P&R around 8 a.m. into Rosslyn. There are quite a few drivers now pulling in at that time. Hope this helps.
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Posted By: webbuzzard
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2003 at 2:51pm
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where do you wait for the slug?
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Posted By: HerndonCommuter
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2003 at 5:25pm
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Originally posted by mkatz2m
[br]I have been commuting into DC from the Monroe Park and Ride for 4 1/2 years by bus to West Falls Church and then from West Falls Church to the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop by subway. One morning recently when the buses were not arriving for a long time, I became a slug for a driver
that actually worked in my building. Ever since, I have been dreaming to ride as a slug for a driver from the Monroe lot to the Gallery Place area. I know a new slug pickup area is now going to Rosslyn,VA from Monroe; but that won't help me enough. Anyone driving from Monroe Park and Ride area looking for slugs near Gallery Place subway stop?
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Posted By: HerndonCommuter
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2003 at 11:15am
Anyone else interested in extending the new Rosslyn slug line from Herndon-Monroe to go all the way into DC? I work near Farragut West and would love it if there was a slug line between that area and the park and ride.
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Originally posted by mkatz2m
[br]I have been commuting into DC from the Monroe Park and Ride for 4 1/2 years by bus to West Falls Church and then from West Falls Church to the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop by subway. One morning recently when the buses were not arriving for a long time, I became a slug for a driver
that actually worked in my building. Ever since, I have been dreaming to ride as a slug for a driver from the Monroe lot to the Gallery Place area. I know a new slug pickup area is now going to Rosslyn,VA from Monroe; but that won't help me enough. Anyone driving from Monroe Park and Ride area looking for slugs near Gallery Place subway stop?
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Posted By: emt
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2003 at 4:34pm
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Originally posted by webbuzzard
[br]where do you wait for the slug?
we wait for a ride / and slug by the 980 bus stop. The cars pull up on the other side of the bus stop. around 8 a.m.
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Posted By: spunky
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2003 at 10:19pm
There seems to be a lot of interest into a DC expansion from Herndon-Monroe. I say try it. There have been riders who slugged to Rosslyn then continued on to DC.
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Originally posted by HerndonCommuter
[br]Anyone else interested in extending the new Rosslyn slug line from Herndon-Monroe to go all the way into DC? I work near Farragut West and would love it if there was a slug line between that area and the park and ride.
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Posted By: jialiu28
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2003 at 10:26am
I am pretty much interested in having a slug line from Herndon-Monroe to Farragut West. At least I know two other commuters on Route 980 are going this way.
I think we need drivers for I don't like driving myself but would like to pay for the ride to compensate for the driver.
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Originally posted by HerndonCommuter
[br]Anyone else interested in extending the new Rosslyn slug line from Herndon-Monroe to go all the way into DC? I work near Farragut West and would love it if there was a slug line between that area and the park and ride.
[br]quote:
Originally posted by mkatz2m
[br]I have been commuting into DC from the Monroe Park and Ride for 4 1/2 years by bus to West Falls Church and then from West Falls Church to the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop by subway. One morning recently when the buses were not arriving for a long time, I became a slug for a driver
that actually worked in my building. Ever since, I have been dreaming to ride as a slug for a driver from the Monroe lot to the Gallery Place area. I know a new slug pickup area is now going to Rosslyn,VA from Monroe; but that won't help me enough. Anyone driving from Monroe Park and Ride area looking for slugs near Gallery Place subway stop?
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Posted By: webbuzzard
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2003 at 8:12pm
I think this is a chicken and egg situation. We need to get people off of the toll road to try to pick up a rider. they probably don't know that they won't have to pay a toll to exit and reenter.
I was thinking of putting a banner on the monroe street bridge that said "slug-lines to DC" with an arrow to the monroe park and ride exit. Anybody have any thoughts on better wording?
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Posted By: jialiu28
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2003 at 11:58am
A banner is a good idea.
I am not quite sure about how slug lines work. I was just wondering what is the incentive for people to provide (free?) ride to foreigners. Maybe in order to take Route 66, s/he has to take one person. Then s/he does not have incentive to take 2 or 3 people even if his/her car can take 3 people. If it is free, more and more people would like to wait in slug lines rather than bother to drive and park, then we will never have enough drivers but increasingly crowded 980.
Maybe we could form an informal standard, riders pay a fare to drivers to compensate for driving, parking,picking up and dropping off. How much is it? I am willing to pay 2 or 3 bucks one way from Monroe P&R to Faragut West. Less will make me happier and more I can also accept.
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Posted By: Sterlingbound
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2003 at 9:53pm
Drivers, if you want morning slugs, please hold up signs to lure slugs out of the bus lines.
Most car traffic is just to drop off folks for the bus.
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Posted By: oms
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2004 at 2:01pm
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Originally posted by Sterlingbound
[br]Drivers, if you want morning slugs, please hold up signs to lure slugs out of the bus lines.
Most car traffic is just to drop off folks for the bus.
Yes, drivers holding up a sign is crucial. I used to live in Springfield, where drivers only had to pull up. However, I've found that most folks out in Herndon and Loudoun aren't as familiar with slugging and thus need encouragement to get out of the bus lines. I've gotten many puzzled looks, but I've also gotten a rider every time.
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