Tackett's- to-L'Enfant Plaza- to-Tackett's

YES! I am one of those L'Enfant sluggers at Tackett's (my coworkers does the same) and would LOVE LOVE LOVE to be able to come directly here and back in the evening, without stopping at the Pentagon in between.

I didn't realize that others were using a L'Enfant sign in the Pentagon line - what I normally do is ask the driver during the ride in if they are actually heading into DC. If not, I get out at the Pentagon of course, but I have had some luck in the past with drivers who will drop off at L'Enfant.

If the sign thing works, I will have to start trying it in the morning! I'm worried about doing so in the afternoon though, considering I don't leave until 5:15ish and don't usually see many cars in the Horner line at that time as it is. Would absolutely love to have this option both ways though!!!

To All 14th/18th/L'Enfant Slugs:

What has been proposed is to create at least two new lines at the 123 lot:
- 14th/18th/L'Enfant
- Pentagon

The advantage to 123 is that it is close to Old Hechinger's so as that lot fills, slugs/drivers will move to the 123 lot

It has ample bus service

Is "on the way". One comment I have received about Dale City is that it isn't convenient to those not in the Dale City area.

Will this work for everyone??

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Originally posted by mm.ramirez

all this will accomplish is to bump more people out of Tacketts! Tacketts which never filled before is now filling before 8 with the Pentagon, Crystal, and Rosslyn people. It simply can NOT handle another group too

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Quite the contrary mm.ramirez, as I discovered yesterday and this morning. On Tuesdays - Thursdays we (L'enfant slugs) were already forced to come to Tackett's because Horner was full. We were just forced to add another leg to our trip -- METRO). The driver I rode with yesterday advised us that he normally goes to Maryland and hates dropping off at Roslyn because it adds 20 mins to his driving time instead of dropping off at L'enfant and hopping right back onto 395. The lady I road with this morning said she works in DC and could never find riders at Horner after 7:30, so she had no choice but to stop at the Pentagon then merge back on the highway to go to the building two blocks from me in DC.

Both the drivers and the riders are already utilizing the Tackett's Mill lot. We were just unaware (until now) that we were unneccesarily inconveniencing ourselves by settling for Arlington stops. So now we're just being matched up, that's all. [:)]

8:15? There's nothing but empty, parked cars in Horner by 7:30! Basically, the whole system is full and the reduction at Potomac has merely spilled successively to all of the other lots. Horner and Tackett's are hit particularly hard because of their proximity to the HOV exit.

In case anyone is interested, I wanted to update my fellow slugs on my experience since last month going to L'Enfant from Tackett's and back in the evening. I have a printed L'Enfant/Tackett's sign as the original poster suggested, and have been using that to alert drivers in the a.m. Pentagon line and p.m. Horner line of my intended destination - and so far, so good!

I've noticed that I have better luck at Tackett's the earlier I get there - that could be due to the fact that I'm not willing to wait as long (esp in the cold!) for a ride, but the longest I've waited for a driver was about 15 mins. Other slug riders seem a bit confused when I'm standing there waiting for a ride while cars are sitting (many have advised me about the Yellow line on Metro - I know it exists, I just want to avoid it!) but I've had plenty of drivers and riders alike tell me that they wish there were more people driving or riding into DC from Tackett's.

In the evening, I stand in the Horner line with my Tackett's sign and haven't had any problem getting a ride. Most drivers will pick up a Horner slug and just cut through the Horner lot - there's much less traffic going that way (as opposed to taking Old Bridge all the way from 95) anyway.

To increase awareness about the line, I created a flyer and distributed to around 100 cars left in the Tackett's lots (old and new) in the last few days. Hopefully, the Tacketts - L'Enfant lines will start to pick up once other slugs join the revolution!