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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  It is a PITA to get downtown from Arlington/Clarendon/CTH but if he can't afford downtown, Clarendon is not a bad alternative.[/quote]

??? Do you know where Clarendon or courthouse are? They are popular with 20 somethings precisely because they are so convenient to downtown.  When I lived there I often rode my bike in, jogged on the bridge, and metro is only a couple stops.  Also it's a social community.  My friends living in dupont never met anyone in their buildings and would instead hang out with the Arlington crowd.  [/quote]

Why yes, of course I do.  It is more convenient to walk ten minutes to work than to walk to Metro, ride it a couple of stops, then walk from Metro to work.  Hence why Clarendon is not as awesome if you work downtown and your friend group generally goes out downtown.

I had a few friends that lived in Clarendon and they did it because it was cheaper and they found the inconvenience factor worth it.  Clarendon is cute and fun but it takes half an hour to get downtown.  Or at least it took me half an hour to get to their apartments from downtown, and I imagine the opposite is true as well.

I liked jogging on the Mall better than jogging across the bridge, better people-watching.[/quote]

Yes, being able to walk to work is VASTLY preferable to the "Orange Crush."   And there's always having to take cabs back home to VA if you go out in DC past closing time.  What a PITA.    If you're young, living directly IN the District of Columbia is better. [/quote]

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