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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We decided to stay in our suburban house - we don't want to downsize and the kids still like coming home to our house.  We like our neighbors and it costs a lot to get a condo - we figured we would be better off paying for ubers if we want to go downtown rather than the cost of moving.[/quote]

Dumb.

You're missing the whole point.  Having to take an Uber every time you wanted to go downtown makes going downtown a hassle and something you're going to have to think about and plan every time.  If you're already living downtown [b]you can just walk out the door any and every day on a whim.[/b]  [/quote]

Sure, you can walk out the door. But what's within the 2-3 block area that a retiree (perhaps with declining mobility) can access?

Living in "downtown" DC means you will still have to take Ubers/taxis. Especially as you age. Unless you plan to walk from your condo in Kalorama to the Kennedy Center for a performance, museums or other cultural/dining activities. [/quote]

Kalorama?  Could you possibly pick a worse example?  The heart of that neighborhood doesn't even rank in the top 10 most walkable in the city.

We're in our mid 60s and live in a truly "downtown" part of DC with a 99 Walk Score.  The only thing we'd ever have to take an Uber/taxi to would be the Kennedy Center, I guess -- but so would virtually everyone else in the DMV given its location.  Unless they drive, of course.  And unless you're Trumpy you're not going there anytime soon anyway.

Every single other thing that you have listed is within easy walking distance or if not a quick bus or metro ride away.  The vast majority of things are within 2-3 blocks, yes.

And, sure, when we're in our 80s it'll be tougher to get around.  But that happens to people in their 80s in the suburbs, too.  But in the meantime why not live some life?[/quote]

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