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I have to agree with several other writers who were a bit insulted by your suggestion that transit to Old Town is not already a real option. On top of everything else, the DASH buses provide full timetables in booklet form at both Metro stations and on the buses.

The addition of Capital Bikeshare does little along the King Street axis where five of the stations overlap the existing trolley route and two of the regular DASH routes. (Three if you count the AT8 which runs along Duke.) And the Pendleton axis stops are a relatively minor addition which barely adds to the AT3/4 or 5 routes.

There are plenty of locations in Alexandria where the addition of Capital Bikeshare might actually help the "last mile" problem - along Mount Vernon Avenue, along Slaters Lane, and possibly in the Carlyle area, but this addition should not be touted as the end-all to Alexandria having a transit option, when Alexandria's transit - particularly in Old Town - is already better than many of the District's neighborhoods and certainly better than a lot of Arlington.

by Craig on Aug 27, 2012 9:59 pm • link • report