CABS
To hail a cab, stand near the curb and hold up your arm. Remember when getting out of a taxi; always get out on the curb site. Calling the company to dispatch a cab to you will cost an extra $1.50 or so.
Taxi service is zoned in D.C. (you pay one fare in a certain area). The cost of a taxi is the same traveling inside one zone, but if you leave one zone and go to another zone, the price increases. The price also increases if you leave D.C. and go into Virginia.
Zone maps and fares are displayed in the passenger area of every taxi. When in doubt, ask about the fare when you get in the cab.
Although rates are subject to change, you can expect the fares WITHIN the District of Columbia to be:
- Within One Zone (most downtown locations): $5.00
- Between Two Zones: $6.90
- Between Three Zones: $8.60
- Between Four Zones: $10.30
- Between Five Zones: $11.60
- Between Six Zones: $12.80
- Between Seven Zones: $14.70
- Between Eight Zones: $15.60
- Additional $1.50 for each extra passenger.
- Rates double during snow emergencies.
This is for the District of Columbia only.
Most trips for this rally will be one or two zones.
Taxicabs are metered in Virginia.
If you think that you have been overcharged, DO NOT START A MAJOR ARGUMENT WITH THE DRIVER. Instead, write down his license number and other relevant identification and notify the Taxicab Commission. If at any time you feel threatened, call 911.
For any problems, information or concerns, contact the D.C. Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, D.C., (202) 645-6018f or questions.
Taxi drivers may pick up more than one passenger as long as the other person's trip is less than five blocks out of the way of the route of the first rider's destination.
HOW TO USE METROBUS AND METRORAIL (SUBWAY)
METROBUS
You can call Metro Information at 202-637-7000 between 6:00 am and 11:30 p.m., seven days a week. Metro information can tell you how to use the bus and subway to travel between any two points in the metropolitan area.
A red and white flag on top of a white pole designate bus stops. Bus fare is $1.10 during rush and non-rush hours. Transfers are free for 2 hours.
INTERNET METRO TRIP PLANNER:
http://rideguide.wmata.com/
METRORAIL (SUBWAY)
Constitution Gardens, next to the Vietnam Memorial, is within walking distance of Foggy Bottom GWU Metrorail Station at 23rd St NW & Eye St NW. Exiting the station, walk south on 23rd St to Constitution Ave (lettered streets count down, C Street is just before Constitution), turn left and go about two blocks.
Marine Barracks is within easy walking distance (four blocks south) of the Metro's Eastern Market Station (blue/orange lines) at Pennsylvania and 8th Street, SE. Come up the escalator, and walk forward across the plaza to 8th St., SE. Take a right on 8th Street, and go 4 blocks south.
The website for Metro is:
http://www.wmata.com or
http://www.metroopensdoors.com.
Known as the "Metro," Greater DC's subway system is clean, safe, efficient and fairly inexpensive. The Metro can take you to most areas of the city at a cost of $1.10 to $1.60. The subway also extends to many suburban areas.. Subway stops are marked on the street by tall black poles with the letter "M" imprinted on the sides. There are also colored stripes on the pole, which indicate what lines are located at the stop (red, orange, blue, green or yellow). Transfer points on the system are indicated by "bulls-eye" symbols (larger circles) on the maps. Metrorail begins service at 5:30 a.m. and ends service at 12 midnight (2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Trains run every few minutes during rush hour, and are somewhat slower during non-rush hour (about 12-15 minutes). Transfers are free within Metrorail, 25 cents for a transfer to Metrobus.
Metro stations are marked by large brown columns. The colored strips indicate the lines served by the station.
You need a farecard, or one day pass to ride Metrorail. Farecards and one day passes can be purchased at the stations.
EACH PERSON MUST HAVE THEIR OWN FARECARD.
Feed the card to the turnstile, depending on the model of turnstile, it either comes back out the same slot or a slot on the top. When removed, it opens the “gate”.
You feed the card to the turnstiles entering and exiting.
Your fare is calculated and deducted upon exiting the Metro. Unused money on your fare card can be “cashed in” at the same machine used to purchase fare cards.
Follow the signs to your platform. Flashing lights at the platform's edge let you know a train is coming.
The train's destination is displayed over the train's front and side windows. The line color is displayed on the front and back of the trains.