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Use the Metro For All Your Inaugural Transportation Needs

Getting around DC has--almost without exception--been a breeze in the days before Barack Obama's Inauguration. Upon arriving at Union Station, there were multiple volunteers directing arrivals to the Metro. Metro employees were stationed at the machines helping visitors purchase cards and plot their routes.

At major stations around the city, Metro employees lined the platforms, giving directions and ensuring the safe loading and emptying of trains. The big exception to the rule? Cabs.

The other night, we spent 40 minutes trying to hail a cab after the bars and inaugural balls let out. Last night, we tried to call two hours ahead to book a cab to a ball. We waited on hold for 20 minutes only to have them tell me that they aren't taking advance orders for cabs.

Heading to an event tonight? We suggest packing comfy shoes and taking Metro. That or making friends with a limo-owning fellow ball-goer.

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