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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]True. Commute in GF is really only bad during typical rush hour. [/quote]

Unfortunately rush hour is 9am through 6pm everyday[/quote]

I'm not sure what you are talking about.  I live in GF, and the bottleneck for my commute is McLean.  It takes me ten minutes to get to Tysons or McLean, then I hit the same bottleneck everyone else in McLean hits. On the way home, I try to avoid McLean altogether.  Tysons is no big deal.  I often pick my kids up from school in GF during rush hour, and then head down to Tysons to run errands before heading back home.[/quote]

Commuting from McLean, whether to DC, Tysons or Bethesda, is much better than commuting from Great Falls. Everyone knows this, despite the PP's efforts to claim otherwise. It is just one reason why prices is McLean inside the Beltway have appreciated over three times as much as prices in Great Falls since 2004 (30% vs. 9%).[/quote]

123 from downtown Mclean is horrible.  Western Mclean towards GF is a better commute to Tysons.  Some areas of Mclean [Summerwood] near the rec center are practically in Tysons.  There's a lot of people from MD and DC crossing through Mclean joining the Tysons commute.  Mclean covers a lot of territory as does Great Falls and there are dramatically different commutes within those areas.   [/quote]

123 doesn't even go through downtown McLean, but commuting on 123 coming from downtown McLean is a relative breeze compared to going anywhere from Great Falls, not to mention that you're fairly close to two Metro stations (McLean and West Falls Church).  Of course, if you live somewhere in 22102 near Great Falls, you may have a longer commute.  The key is to be east of Tysons if you want to have an easier commute, and more commuting options. [/quote]

If you take Old Dominion into McLean, and continue straight, it will take you into North Arlington, through downtown McLean. I don't give a crap what you call the road,as the name changes. In some areas it's 123. And it's not horrible. I've done it in rush hour. [/quote]

Safe track metro starts this weekend.
In the next year, I reckon I smell a Great Falls comeback with more employers adding flexible work arrangements.[/quote]

On the other hand, if you can't do flex, you are doubly screwed during Safe Track if you live in Great Falls, so it's at best a wash. I expect the experience will make many people appreciate good public transportation options even more.[/quote]

So GF residents don't expect to scrounge for breathing room in their neighborhood or have fear taking out the dog at 11 pm.  Just where do you think people who work in Tysons, Fairfax etc choose to live?  Capitol Hill?   Such a silly thread.  As people aged they sold land to developers who might have built unappealing properties OR builders did stuff near route 7 etc.  No one in GF's is surprised that certain things sit...[/quote]

You seem to be in denial about exactly how much is just sitting in Great Falls now. The ratio of listed houses to houses under contract is extremely high. It's not just a few unappealing properties, but hundreds of homes that can't find buyers. [/quote]

35 pending, 229 active, minimum 5 under contract removed from MRIS.  25 to be built or under construction. Plus over 55  of the listings are land only.  People are aging and selling.  [/quote]

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