It looks like there might be enough people in MoCo for our own meetup. Maybe we should try doing one, and see if it’s something we can/want to keep having?
Where in MoCo are you? I will most likely be going, live in DC, and would be able to provide a ride.
Alternately, it’s a little pricey, but you can take an Amtrak train from Union Station for twenty-something dollars.
Or if you can get to BWI (you can get there via the Inter-County Connector from Shady Grove station, or via the BWI Express/B30 from the Greenbelt station), you can take the light rail to the North Avenue station.
Both rail routes deposit you about a mile from the destination.
The Shady Grove station is the end of the Red Line, one stop past the Rockville station going north. Union Station is on the Red Line as well, if you were going into town to meet Benquo for a ride, or take the train. Going south, its two stops past the Gallery Place—Chinatown stop.
This area is really difficult to arrange meetups, it seems, despite the close proximity mileage wise. The DC and Baltimore gravity wells really slow down travel times. I’ve been idly thinking of suggesting Terrapin Adventures as an outing ( http://www.terrapinadventures.com/ , located in Savage, MD). but I just don’t know if people would be able to make it, due to things like available public transportation. Anyway, hope this meetup is successful, and spawns meetings in DC, Howard, Montgomery, etc.
Slightly easier for me would be to meet at a metro station further in (I’m at Van Ness, but as far up as Medical Center wouldn’t be out of the way either) and pick you up there.
But there are often delays on the weekend, which could add a good bit to your travel time.
Is there any reasonable way to get there using public transportation from Montgomery County?
It looks like there might be enough people in MoCo for our own meetup. Maybe we should try doing one, and see if it’s something we can/want to keep having?
Where in MoCo are you? I will most likely be going, live in DC, and would be able to provide a ride.
Alternately, it’s a little pricey, but you can take an Amtrak train from Union Station for twenty-something dollars.
Or if you can get to BWI (you can get there via the Inter-County Connector from Shady Grove station, or via the BWI Express/B30 from the Greenbelt station), you can take the light rail to the North Avenue station.
Both rail routes deposit you about a mile from the destination.
Never mind, can’t go next weekend anyways.
I live in Rockville, is that at all on the way?
The Shady Grove station is the end of the Red Line, one stop past the Rockville station going north. Union Station is on the Red Line as well, if you were going into town to meet Benquo for a ride, or take the train. Going south, its two stops past the Gallery Place—Chinatown stop.
This area is really difficult to arrange meetups, it seems, despite the close proximity mileage wise. The DC and Baltimore gravity wells really slow down travel times. I’ve been idly thinking of suggesting Terrapin Adventures as an outing ( http://www.terrapinadventures.com/ , located in Savage, MD). but I just don’t know if people would be able to make it, due to things like available public transportation. Anyway, hope this meetup is successful, and spawns meetings in DC, Howard, Montgomery, etc.
Rockville is kinda-sorta on the way for me.
Slightly easier for me would be to meet at a metro station further in (I’m at Van Ness, but as far up as Medical Center wouldn’t be out of the way either) and pick you up there.
But there are often delays on the weekend, which could add a good bit to your travel time.
I live in Wheaton. Might I be able to get a ride?
Sounds like there should just be a Bethesda meetup for the people that can’t make the Baltimore one :)
Wheaton’s nearly on the way, so I could do that.