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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shepherd Park via CA poster here.  It really depends on where the house is in SP, in terms of whether walkable to Silver Spring.  Depends on your comfort level too.  I'd probably be comfortable walking there during the day (I walk my dog on Georgia sometimes), just not late at night.  There's probably a bus that'd take you up Georgia Ave. to Silver Spring metro.

We have two cars so not sure about the bus situation.  Sorry, we're new here in DC too so don't yet have a great handle on public transit, etc.![/quote]

Hi, I was the earlier poster who mentioned walking to SS metro.  We do live at the end of the neighborhood that is very close to the metro and more walkable.  We just had 1 car our first two years here.  I either took 16th street bus or walked to SS metro (5 min. for me) and took metro to the hill.  Nice commute if you are on the union station side as it's just about 5 or 6 stops on red line, no transfer needed.  We moved here from having lived in both Dupont Circle and U Street area.  So, it was a bit of a change.  But since then a lot more has come in.

There are some great restaurants that have opened near East-west highway & Blair mill rd. (about 2 blocks from me).  Scion, NaiNai dumplings and noodles just opened this week, Ikko sushi is great.  This summer a coffee place/wi-fi/vinyl record shop (yes all in one) will open on that corner as well.  Also, Denzen's micro brew place also serving food will open in that block.  Walking distance in SS is Jackies and Jackies side bar, Urban Buther, 8407, Olazzo plus the DTSS stuff.  
So, lot's to walk to from this end of the 'hood.      Hope that helps.  
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I think OP might really like downtown Silver Spring - in truth, many of the DC area suburbs have more diversity, more ethnic restaurants, etc that the rather expensive DC proper. I live in DC and drive out to the Thai grocer in Silver Spring all the time. The elementary schools aren't the most desirable in Montgomery Co. but I feel like they are probably quite comparable to the EOTP ones people keep naming here.[/quote]

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