One star for being under a mile from my house. But it's problematic using this station if you have mobility issues. Boarding toward Washington requires going under a poorly-maintained bridge (you will get dripped on, if it's raining), and walking up 36 steps. I haven't counted how many steps down it is on the north-bound side, but it's a lot.
I guess they think since this station isn't used by people in wheelchairs or scooters, they don't have to have enough handicapped parking spaces, but folks like me, who can walk, but can't necessarily walk far, aren't well served. There are 4 lots, and yesterday the lot was so crowded, I had to part in the 4th lot, each lot is a block long. During the summer, I could get a handicapped space on Monday or Friday, but that's not the case anymore. MTA painted over the parking lot spaces months ago, but hasn't gotten around to repainting the lines to change access spaces, but the folks parking in those spaces keep parking to maintain those spaces, so several spaces are lost that way.
I don't see how they could make this stop more accessible but I wish they could. And it would be nice, given how often this train is late, to have an indoor station to wait out of the cold or heat, maybe a place to buy a beverage.
My advice, if handicapped, if you CAN get here before 7 AM, you can probably get a space. And for those who think I'm one of those "able-bodied individuals parking there and taking the stairs faster than others," you need to take license plate numbers and report people. But don't assume that a person who can climb stairs in the morning without problems is going to be able to climb down without problems in the evening. I wish I could count on being able to do things in the evening that I can do in the morning. read more