The Multi-Mode, Car-Free trip to the party

On Monday I attended the Queen's Day celebration at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC.  As it turned out, the trip to and from utilized numerous modes of travel that all added together to make for an interesting trip as shown on this map.


View Steve's Multi-Mode Car-Free Trip in a larger map

Here's how it went, with the travel mode for each segment shown in BOLD:

New member of Car2Go

I just joined Car2Go, a new car-sharing concept that has just debuted in Washington DC.  I was able to join for free during a promotional period (if you are in the area, try the promo word "capital").

I'm not sure when I'll try it out, but since it was free to join and there are no costs until I actually use a car, there's no downside.

I saw some tweets suggesting that Car2Go will supplant Zipcar.  No doubt there will be competition, but Zipcars can hold more passengers and they are available outside the city of DC, which is where I live.  So for now, I can see opportunities to use both.

And the cars are cute.