The reason we're spending what feels like a kazillion dollars to live by a Metro stop: DC officially has the worst traffic in the country (source), beating out no lesser competitors than LA, San Francisco, and NYC.
Taking Complaints to the Next Level
5 years ago
OMG...
ReplyDeleteI'm from LA, have had extended stays in San Francisco, and have visited NY, and yes, DC seems to be most awful.
ReplyDeleteThe wife and I took a trip up to the IKEA in Woodbridge last year and got stuck in traffic on I-95. I later asked a friend from college that also lives in Woodbridge and commutes to Alexandria how she deals with it. Her reply was, "I cry a lot." I just can't imagine dealing with that every day. I gripe about the rush hours in Richmond (and working at schools with slightly different hours I tend to miss the worst of it, especially in the afternoons) but I know they're nothing compared to what they're like up there.
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