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Re: Traffic in Bethesda

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From: wrob
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 00:00
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Now, now, no need to be cruel. :-) Traffic actually isn't all that bad - thanks
to all the Bethesdans taking metro. (well actually, thanks to nobody going to
bethesda anymore in the evenings cept by metro, not that it makes it any easier
for Bethesdans to park near Woodmont ave. They have to get into downtown
Bethesda first, remember.)

-BER

Miguel Cruz wrote:

> Gopal <no_name@no_spam.org> wrote:
> > We are looking at buying a house in Bethesda. Since my wife works in DC,
> > (near Van Ness) we would like to find out how bad the traffic is during
> > Rush hour -
> > along River road, Old Georgetown, Connecticut, Bradley, Mass, and
> > Wisconsin.
> > How long is the commute if one lives close to the Beltway? Is it bumper to
> > bumper traffic? It would be nice to hear from folks who commute from/via
> > Bethesda !
>
> They just installed this amazing newfangled electric train device that
> actually goes underground (I kid you not!) from Bethesda to Van Ness. Sound
> crazy? That's what I thought, too. But I tried it and it's true. They call
> it the "Metro". Freaky stuff. I take it from DC to Bethesda and it takes
> half the time that it would in a car.
>
> miguel
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From: wrob <wrob@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Traffic in Bethesda
Date: 1999/07/13
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