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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree, what is so "urban" about Petworth? Why are you putting down Arlington and Bethesda? You realize those are pretty diverse communities overall. There are lots of apartments and bike share is available.[/quote]
1) [b]Proximity to downtown [/b](though parts of Arlington are tied here - but those parts are exorbitantly expensive)
2) It's still shooty / stabby
3) It's ethnically diverse
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This is what I always find amusing -- looking objectively at an aerial view map, and considering all public transit options, Petworth is no more convenient to the commercial/federal part of DC (aka, "downtown") than many communities in the WoTP Upper Caucasia," might as well be a [i]suburb[/i]" Washington.

Don't get me wrong, I like Petworth as much as I like the next all-rowhouse, between the wars DC neighborhood.    But it's no more proximate to the White House than Cleveland Park or Tenleytown[/quote]
If you're a bike commuter it's a hellova better commute downtown from Petworth... Ever tried biking down Connecticut Ave? [/quote]

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