Location: NW,Oregon Coast

Since I actually LIVE in DC,let me help you. The Metro doesn't go everywhere;it was originally intended to shuttle govt workers in and out of the District from the burbs. There are some decent sized chunks of the area where Metro isn't close or convenient. I live at Cathedral and used to work just over the line in Bethesda,and there wasn't anything but limited bus service for a couple miles.

I won't dignify your "federally funded" comment with a response.