N. Arlington versus Vienna

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Anonymous wrote:Vienna Annual town events - http://www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?nid=458

+ farmers markets, great schools, small town community feel, walkability (mostly), decent restaurants, great neighborhoods, community center (being renovated this year), trails and parks, even some nightlife with Jammin Java

North Arlington - I don't know, I'm sure they have these things too. We couldn't get past the price of a run down house 10 years ago. I'd hate to see what they cost now.

Vienna was our choice and we haven't regretted it.

Vienna isn't that walkable, except for a relatively small fraction of the people who live there. The parking lots are always jammed, and it's not tourists from Ohio.

folks from Oakton and City of Fairfax ? People who could walk, but for whatever reason choose to drive?

I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.

Eh, I dunno. I used to live in the part of Fairfax south of the Vienna town line, and we sometimes drove to places on Maple Avenue. I hardly think we were the only ones. And all over the region there are people who get in the car for a trip that is well under a mile.

How far any particular home is to those businesses is pretty easy to find out on google.

Commuting time is a different issue.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.

The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.

The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.

It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

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Maple Avenue is not very pedestrian friendly either because there are so many cars turning into and out of the parking lots.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.

The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.

It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

I wonder what the longest direct walk from any residential address within the town limits, to any retail establishment on Church or Maple actually is. A little over 2 miles I guess?

The far south end will be walkable to the Metrowest shops, when those are finally built. The remote northeast corner of Vienna is walking distance (if not all that walkable?) to Tysons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maple Avenue is not very pedestrian friendly either because there are so many cars turning into and out of the parking lots.

A couple of blocks on Maple do not have that, and most of Church does not. It is a problem on the rest of Maple, but also in many other parts of the region. Even still in a few parts of the RB corridor, I think.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

[Anonymous]

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s.

Out of curiosity, I just checked our walk score. We live in Vienna and got an 81. We are close to many shops and we walk a lot more when the weather is nice.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s.

Out of curiosity, I just checked our walk score. We live in Vienna and got an 81. We are close to many shops and we walk a lot more when the weather is nice.

I also live in the town of Vienna and love it here because we can walk to the farmers market, community center, library and we bike on the trail. Our walk score is 57. The only issue is that new construction is expensive.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s.

Out of curiosity, I just checked our walk score. We live in Vienna and got an 81. We are close to many shops and we walk a lot more when the weather is nice.

I also live in the town of Vienna and love it here because we can walk to the farmers market, community center, library and we bike on the trail. Our walk score is 57. The only issue is that new construction is expensive.

Whether this is true or not, the poster who said all of the Town of Vienna was very walkable was wrong. Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s, which is not "very walkable" at all.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s.

Out of curiosity, I just checked our walk score. We live in Vienna and got an 81. We are close to many shops and we walk a lot more when the weather is nice.

I also live in the town of Vienna and love it here because we can walk to the farmers market, community center, library and we bike on the trail. Our walk score is 57. The only issue is that new construction is expensive.

Whether this is true or not, the poster who said all of the Town of Vienna was very walkable was wrong. Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s, which is not "very walkable" at all.

There are two ways vienna is walkable...first, about 1/2 of vienna has high walk scores, based on the heat map, and second, a lot of things are concentrated in a small area, so you can drive and walk around it.

Vienna is comparable in walk scores to Arlington N of I66.

Heat map for DC area:

http://walk.sc/1bXFDOI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?

What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s.

Out of curiosity, I just checked our walk score. We live in Vienna and got an 81. We are close to many shops and we walk a lot more when the weather is nice.

I also live in the town of Vienna and love it here because we can walk to the farmers market, community center, library and we bike on the trail. Our walk score is 57. The only issue is that new construction is expensive.

Whether this is true or not, the poster who said all of the Town of Vienna was very walkable was wrong. Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s, which is not "very walkable" at all.

PP here: also, the walk score is a function of distance, not really factoring in roads suitability. Church street is very walkable. Crossing Church is trivial. Crossing Maple is harder.

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I doubt it. Vienna is nice, but some people there exaggerate its walkability and downplay the typical commuting times.



The Town of Vienna (22180) is very walkable--all of it. If you have a Vienna address but live outside the town--in 22181 or 22182--it's not as walkable.

I don't see anyone on here saying that Vienna doesn't have long commuting times. In this case, the OP works in Oakton, so a commute from Vienna would not be a problem.



It's utter nonsense to claim that all of the Town of Vienna is "walkable," as that term is generally understood. The concentration of businesses along two long, parallel streets limits its walkability for many residents.

As understood by whom? You? And I suppose you work for Webster's?


What are the walk scores for a house a block off of Maple? 1/2 mile? 2 miles?

Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s.

Out of curiosity, I just checked our walk score. We live in Vienna and got an 81. We are close to many shops and we walk a lot more when the weather is nice.

I also live in the town of Vienna and love it here because we can walk to the farmers market, community center, library and we bike on the trail. Our walk score is 57. The only issue is that new construction is expensive.

Whether this is true or not, the poster who said all of the Town of Vienna was very walkable was wrong. Many homes in the Town of Vienna have Walk Scores in the 10s and 20s, which is not "very walkable" at all.

PP here: also, the walk score is a function of distance, not really factoring in roads suitability. Church street is very walkable. Crossing Church is trivial. Crossing Maple is harder.

Oh, c'mon.Crossing Maple is a lot easier than it is to cross roads near Tysons Corner, crossing N. Glebe near Ballston Mall, or crossing any street (you choose) in DC. There are cross cuts, and even a bird-sound alert for vision impaired people.