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McLean resident here.  They weren't gun shy due to recession.  There was strong opposition in McLean from the business that have been here for 20+ yrs.  THere was no recession in most of McLean.

You can be in Arlington in 15 minutes, or in Tysons.  Or in G-town.  You just can't really walk anywhere, but Arlington is the same unless you live in the Rosslyn/Clarendon/Ballston corridor.  BTW, the desirable areas of McLean, the houses are over $1.5m, so not sure how you're priced out of Arlington but not here.  You'll be looking around Westmoreland, towards that area, I think.  Houses there aren't sitting on an acre, either.[/quote]

Also a McLean resident, but I think the OP saw some of the articles reporting that Dan Montgomery, who heads Clark Construction, now owns most of downtown McLean and claimed back in 2010 that he'd shelved redevelopment plans due to the recession.

It seems inevitable that, given the location and economics, there will be denser development aimed at making the heart of McLean more pedestrian-friendly at some point, but when that will happen is anyone's guess.  The potential is there, and the WalkScore in the neighborhoods near downtown is already pretty high. But there are some older residents and business owners who fight any increased density tooth and nail.  For them, Bethesda stands for everything they do not want McLean to become, and as far as they are aware Clarendon is still a run-down part of Arlington with cheap Vietnamese restaurants.

McLean has one of the best locations, and some of the nicest houses, wealthiest residents and best schools, in the region.  It does not have one of the nicest downtowns.  [/quote]

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