Life in Washington DC
Living and working in Washington, DC presents a myriad of cultural and
professional opportunities. As our nation’s capital, the District of Columbia is
home to the Federal government and several well-known national monuments,
museums, and parks. As a metropolitan area of approximately 5.4 million people,
Washington, DC hosts major league sports teams like the Washington Redskins, Wizards,
Mystics and Capitals; national theater productions and concerts at the Kennedy
Center, MCI Center and Wolf Trap; and a thriving nightlife and restaurant scene
in Georgetown, Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle and the U Street Corridor.
Getting to and from Washington, DC and the Department of Labor Three major airports service the Washington, DC area, Ronald Reagan National (DCA),
Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) and Washington-Dulles International
Washington (IAD), as well
as AMTRAK through Union Station. Once you are here, Metro provides convenient
and extensive rail and bus service to the District of Columbia.
Getting to the Department of Labor (DOL) by public transportation is the most
convenient and least expensive option. The DOL is across the street from the
Judiciary Square Metro (Red Line). If you are commuting by train, you can walk
directly from Union Station (5 blocks) or take the Red Line in the direction of
Grosvenor/Shady Grove. Judiciary Square is the next stop.
Where to live
The Office of Occupational Medicine maintains an informal brochure of short-term
housing options in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. These options range
from renting rooms in a house ($500 per month) to fully furnished corporate
apartments ($2,000 per month) There is also private housing in Bethesda,
Maryland in
association with the National Institutes of Health. Bethesda is about a 30-minute subway ride to the OSHA office.
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