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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You guys are all missing the obvious point, I'm afraid. There is poor retail in CCDC (and in Cleveland Park, despite its Metro) because there is insufficient parking to attract customers. The neighborhood residents within walking distance can only support so much. There will never be vibrant high end retail or food without abundant parking (like Union Market) or gazillions of residents crammed into small spaces. I live a ten minute drive from Cleveland Park and I avoid going there because of the parking nightmare. That's why half the restaurant spaces are vacant despite being surrounded by millionaire households far as the eye can see. [/quote]

There is plenty of parking in Chevy Chase DC. Cleveland Park? Not as much, but between the hundreds of surface lot spaces and regular street parking, there is plenty. The problem is day time activity during the weekdays that inhibits the truly innovative retailer/chef types from coming in. There just isn't enough demand, other than between about 5:30 and 9 in the evenings, when most of the cafes are busy. To be a money maker, you need a very strong lunch crowd, and even a viable breakfast crowd. In Downtown and other mixed-use neighborhoods, these places are busy from 7 AM until midnight or 2 AM. That won't happen in Chevy Chase or Cleveland Park.

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