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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is my main criticism of McLean -- there isn't really a downtown. Compare it to its "rival" (Bethesda) and there's a big difference in that regard.[/quote]

Bethesda, like McLean, covers several zip codes and a lot of territory.  Not everyone in Bethesda is near Bethesda Row or a Metro station.  The NoVa equivalent of the more walkable parts of Bethesda is not McLean, but Clarendon.  McLean is similar to other parts of Bethesda or Potomac; whether it is more or less preferable depends on a host of factors, including jobs, schools, etc.  [/quote]

True Bethesda is pretty large and encompasses a few zip codes. I guess for us (we live in Bethesda, considered McLean), it offered a good compromise, in terms of housing schools, and the "downtown" of Bethesda was the kicker. We live in a residential neighborhood walking distance from schools (Whitman cluster) and it's a 5-minute drive (or 20 minute walk on a nice day) to downtown Bethesda. DD and I drive down to Bethesda and walk around downtown almost every day, stopping at a park, a store, or just walking around. I just didn't find that option in McLean itself. I suppose Clarendon may have it, but I'm not sure if it's really that proximate to McLean.[/quote]

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