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Transportation is my main issue with D.C. It’s actually a great place for Black professionals but I can’t get past the cost of living when I consider what the city fails to offer.
The traffic is garbage. That, coupled with the hours, price, poor service and lack of expansiveness of the WMATA/Metro system, leaves a lot to be desired. Like, I know mad negroes who are out in Woodbridge but that suburb doesn’t have a Metro stop to drive to. Ugh!
To live where I’d want to live in D.C., I’d have to pay as much as I would in NYC, specifically Harlem. And at least in NYC, I’d have access to a subway and could go without a car.
This is literally why I’m trying to get back to NYC, even though I should be looking at D.C., too. If I have to live in a expensive city or a metro area, I want real city amenities. Amazing food, a real subway, culture galore. Plus, it’s less conservative.
If I had a family, I’d just take my ass to Chicago. Probably Bronzeville or the south ‘burbs (see: Homewood). -- "Music is not to be possessed; it's to be shared.” - James Mtume
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