You are correct in that a fair number of non-affiliates do seem to use the shuttle. And I myself have never needed to produce my ID either. However, I would rather not encourage the free-loading behaviour that we so often see around us.
On 7/1/11, chad abrams <abramsc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am a Hopkins employee. Never have I had to show (or been asked to show) > my Hopkins ID to get on. Starting July 1 Hopkins has engaged a new > shuttle-service-company greatly expanding the number of buses on the route. > > > I know (personally) of several who live further north (get on at the first > stop) NOT Hopkins employees who have used the shuttle for years to commute > down to Penn Station or other stops to commute to/from work daily. Whether > or not this is as it 'should-be' may be open to debate, but the impression I > get is that there are a fair number of non-Hopkins people on the bus. > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Farhad Vesuna <farhadves...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Since when did the Hopkins shuttle open to the public? >> >> Farhad >> >> On 7/1/11, chad abrams <abramsc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > the cheapest i have found to park at BWI is 7.65 per day (econopark >> > express).. i have to drive to the airport and then allow shuttle time >> > to >> > and from the airport at both ends.. pretty good w/ this service as they >> take >> > you directly from/to your car.. but.. you've got 15 minutes at least at >> > either end at the airport (not including transportation time to/from the >> > airport) >> > >> > You can however get to BWI for $1.65 by hopping on a Hopkins shuttle to >> Penn >> > and then taking the light rail. You get on at Penn and take it 1 stop >> > to >> Mt >> > Royal and switch trains. After you are on the 2nd light rail its about >> > a >> 45 >> > min ride to the terminal. OR from Penn you can take MARC and then a >> shuttle >> > from the train station to the terminal. >> > >> > You can also get to either national or dulles via public transportation. >> > Hopkins shuttle to Penn/MARC and then to National/METRO (travel time >> > is >> > about 2 hours). This takes you directly to the terminal. MARC is 7 >> > bucks and metro is $3.65 or so (non-rush)... >> > >> > If you want to get to Dulles take METRO to Arlington and from there >> > their >> is >> > a 3 dollar non-stop shuttle (public transit or METRO-bus) right to the >> > terminal. So, you can get to Dulles for about $15 (and not have to deal >> w/ >> > traffic either!) >> > >> > >From my perspective, as important to me as time in getting to the >> airport >> > is >> > AVOIDING connecting flights. In my searches for travel now I include >> > dulles, national, bwi and even consider philadelphia and newark. I'd >> much >> > rather spend the time on the ground here, and near public transportation >> > that can get me home rather than spending the time sitting in some >> airport >> > HUB (chicago, atlanta, charlotte) and running the risk of missing the >> > connection and not getting home at all. I've heard too many travel >> horror >> > stories/experienced my own. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Schlegel, William B CW4 RES USAR USARC >> < >> > william.schle...@us.army.mil> wrote: >> > >> >> By the time you buy your MARC ticket and Metro farecard, not to >> >> mentiuon >> >> the extra time, you would probably do just as well leaving from BWI. >> >> Light >> >> rail goes there, too! Time is worth money, as well. >> >> >> >> Brad >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Fruhlinger" <jf...@jfruh.com >> > >> >> To: "The Charles Village Chat List" <chat@charlesvillage.info> >> >> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:04 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [Chat] gettting from CV to National airport?? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> There's a stop on Washington's MetroRail Yellow Line right at the >> >> National >> >>> Airport terminal. Quite easy to get to. >> >>> >> >>> You could do the whole trip from Charles Village via public transit. >> >>> Take >> >>> MARC from Penn Station to DC's Union Station, take the Red Line two >> stops >> >>> to >> >>> Chinatown, switch to the Yellow Line there. >> >>> >> >>> Google Maps actually will show you transit direction from anywhere to >> >>> anywhere in the region. Very useful. >> >>> >> >>> http://maps.google.com/ >> >>> >> >>> jf >> >>> >> >>> On Jun 30, 2011, at 9:50 AM, langwi...@comcast.net wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I just found out that flights out of national are often much much >> >>> less >> >>>> expensive than some flights out of BWI. >> >>>> >> >>>> The problem is how does "one" get to National. >> >>>> >> >>>> Has anyone done this using public transportation for at least the >> latter >> >>>> part of the drive?? >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Thanks, >> >>>> >> >>>> Christine Gray >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> >> Chat mailing list >> >> Chat@charlesvillage.info >> >> >> http://charlesvillage.info/**mailman/listinfo/chat_**charlesvillage.info< >> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info> >> >> archive: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/**chat@charlesvillage.info/< >> http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/> >> >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chat mailing list >> Chat@charlesvillage.info >> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info >> archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ >> > _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/