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Vienna is three zip codes:  22180 (28K pop), 22182 (15K pop), 22182 (29K).  That's about 72,000 people in total.  Those who actually walk to things in Vienna consist of a few thousand people in 22180 who live close to the main drag, Maple Avenue, which is the name for busy Route 123 in Vienna (it's Ox Road in Fairfax, Chain Bridge Road in Fairfax, and Dolley Madison Blvd in McLean).  These people are over-represented on DCUM; they exaggerate how much they walk to feel better about living 20 miles from DC; and their experiences are in no way representative of most Vienna residents.  And even then they are mostly walking to stores in strip malls that have cars pulling in and out of Maple to park.

Clarendon has something closer to an urban grid, and Old Town Alexandria absolutely has an urban grid.  Del Ray also is more walkable because Mt. Vernon Avenue doesn't have anywhere near the same volume of cars as Route 123.  [/quote]

Generally agree with this but being 20 miles away from DC is not too bad if one doesn’t need to commute to DC for work. I guess many here work in NOVA[/quote]

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