Fastest way to D.C.?
Need your advice: A new commuter is planning a trip from Frederick to 18th and L NW in downtown Washington. The new commuter has heard this should take about an hour, but can’t believe that. (Neither can I, not during regular commuting times.) The new commuter and I are thinking it would be best to allow two hours, whether the trip is by car all the way, or by transit. Do you think that’s too conservative? What would be the best driving route? After driving down I-270, would you use Connecticut Avenue to reach downtown Washington, or swing farther south and drive along the George Washington Parkway before entering the District via the Key Bridge? On a transit trip, I think I’d drive to Shady Grove and take the Red Line to Farragut North. That would be faster than a MARC train trip from Frederick to Union Station and a