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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I must have missed the part when the OP asked for pointers about Bethesda.

We are near downtown McLean.  The elementary and high school are within walking distance, as are the library, the community center, several parks, a Balducci's, and some other amenities like coffee and sandwich shops.  It is not redeveloped like Bethesda, but it is also less congested and we probably save more money than we would save if we lived in Bethesda, which has much more of a "spend, spend, spend" vibe to me.  I like to visit Bethesda Row occasionally (although there's not much there that's not also a short drive away now at either Tysons or Mosaic), but I think we're happier in a quieter place where the consumption is a bit less conspicuous.

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