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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This entire area is horribe for traffic. Route 7, Route 123, Route 50, Route 66, and Route 495 etc. etc. Try to get a house near your work and travel as little as possible during rush hour.[/quote]

The fact that this thread is about McLean and Vienna speaks to the fact that both are close to one of the region's major employmen centers, as well as the fact that many cannot afford and/or have no interest in closer-in suburbs like Arlington.  I would take all the traffic that Vienna can dish up and more before I'd live in Arlington again.  [/quote]

And it is only going to get worse as Tysons becomes the next super-town, as predicted, i.e., a destination city as opposed to D.C.   I was the poster from McLean who readily admits our downtown needs a spruce-up.  I like our location because it is easy to get on George Washington Parkway, the Beltway, 123, etc. but the rush hour traffic is just getting impossible, especially at two major intersections in McLean from 3:45-5:30.  I really, really try not to drive into "town" (wherever that may be) during those hours because the intersections are gridlocked with angry commuters trying to get home.  And I don't see any relief as Tysons continues to grow.  My husband says the upside is more job opportunities and our property value will regain some of its recession loss.  Maybe.

That being said, I still think it is astonishing for all the alleged wealth in McLean that we have so few restaurants.  Someone said to put them side-by-side and that would add up.  But they really don't.  And those that have tried to open got clobbered by the recession and have closed.  I would love to see more healthy take-out opportunities here.[/quote]

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