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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. When the subway comes, children will toddle down from their glass and steel towers to the concrete sidewalks to draw hopscotch patterns in chalk. Old people will set up picnic tables alongside Rt. 7 where they'll play chess and meet old friends. Young families will lay down blankets in the parking lots and have picnics while the kids toss frisbees near 495. It will be just like Adams Morgan.  [/quote]

I don't think anyone said it would be like Adams Morgan.  And as far as I am concerned, that is a good thing. I outgrew that scene 10 years ago.  Like a PP said, Adams morgan is a good example of a part of DC that is attractive to young people today but was definitely no-man's land 25 years ago.  It has been a fun place to "go out" for a while now but life--especially life for people older than 25 or people who have families-- isn't about going out.

Have to echo previous comments about the reverse commute as well. First I lived in Bethesday and commuted to DC but it was a haul so I moved to Mass ave. Then the next job I found was in Tysons.  Well, after about a year of commuting out to Tysons, I got fed up and followed my job.  Ultimately,  I did work in DC again but by then, the allure of the city had diminished.  MOving to Vienna soon and I am very excited to be near all the shopping and stuff that it has to offer.  I am just way beyond the H Street Country Club phase of my life or even the Loreal Plaza phase.  As for buying in NW, the Commute to downtown down Mass Ave or Wisconsin (remember, I lived in NW and Bethesda too) kind of blows despite the short distance in miles so why bother.  Lower taxes in VA!

Also, for those of you who care, Tysons has about 60 years of government contracting based reasons for drawing jobs and so it isn't just a Mall.  There is a big antenna in the middle of Tysons (now obscured by development) and its location in Tysons is among the reasons that Tyson's became an IT hub.  [/quote]

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