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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I don't like about West End is there are no sidewalks in most areas and you have to walk/bike on the streets.  Also, there are hardly any houses with garages so there are many cars on the streets.  If you live on one of the streets that runs parallel to 28, you get traffic driving thru during rush hours when it is backed up. There are also businesses, churches, and preschools that there overflow backs into the streets.  When it snows, they are tough roads to plow.

Also, the schools are severely overcrowded and there is another elementary school projected to open up in 2018/19.  This will affect some Beall neighborhoods and you may have to move schools.  This is the same for College Gardens.

The Town Center is okay.  We joke it is the worst town center for food.  More bars and international dining.  [b]Not a lot of healthy options for kids[/b].  But the library is great.  The City of Rockville has great activities year round and has wonderful services.

The schools are very diverse which is a positive but the middle school is kinda rough.  There were a good amount of fights, two pregnancies in 8th grade last year, bullying etc... Not horrible but not a great middle school.

RM is average.  The IB program brings the level up a few notches but there is a good amount of lower SES kids and hispanics in the school.  T[b]hey don't seem to have the gang issues that Rockville [/b]and Gaithersburg High has been seeing.  No major violence besides some fights.  Nice new school, starting to get overcrowded.  Already looking to add an addition but they are in a tight location.

Rose Hill is a good neighborhood also in walking distance to the town center.  We also really like some of the College Gardens neighborhoods.  They have sidewalks, more/better playgrounds, walking distance to a few stores/ice cream.  Most of the homes have garages.  Some places aren't true walking distance to the Town Center though but easy biking distance.  Rockville does have great biking paths.  [/quote]

To the PP regarding Rockville Town Square. There are actually some pretty healthy choices there. You should try Lebanese Taverna, La Tasca, Sushi Damo, and I can name a handful of other examples.  In terms of gang activity in Rockville High- can you send over links for proof? I am very familiar with that school and that area and have not heard of these but I'm curious since I'm considering making a move there in a few years. From what I hear, it's a pretty good school with lots of programs (IB, a top journalism program,etc.) Smallest in MOCO which i think is a plus.  [/quote]

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