If you've lived in our area for more than a year anywhere near our beltway system or downtown- then you have already lived through one tourist season and lived to tell the story.
But for those admins not from our area - but maybe you will have bosses, friends or family headed this way. Be aware that travel in our region takes much longer than anticipated. We have oodles and oodles of tourists ...[That translates to about 25,000 per oodle- Cherry Blossom viewing, school tours for Spring Break, major time for Capitol Hill visits etc..] In Alexandria, it's the same. Lots of visitors to Mount Vernon, Old Town etc.
And, I have not even mentioned our roads/beltway/tollroads/HOVlanes etc.... that's another blog for another day.
Here are a few local links to help you navigate our tricky region.
1. WashingtonPost : Dr. Gridlock and the Traffic and Commute pages. [Twitter: DrGridlock]
2. WashingtonPost: District Taxi Fare Estimator
3. WTOP.com : Follow Adam Tuss' Sprawl and Crawl [Twitter: atuss]
4. All About our Metro System: http://www.wmata.com/ [Twitter: wmata]
Busiest times on our Metro system are between 6:00am and 9:00am; 4:00pm and 7:30pm
** Note*** Since our Capitals (Washington's NHL team) has made the playoffs- you may want to check the playoff schedule if you have plans near GalleryPlace/Chinatown***
Of course, this applies to any major city you are visiting or sending executives to visit. Check the city schedule for major events and ANTICIPATE and plan for potential travel delays.
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