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It's certainly easier to cross Maple than to cross major roads in Tysons.  It is no easier to cross Maple than to cross a typical street in DC, much less walk along Maple.  It is not that inviting a place to walk, [/quote]

There are a couple of blocks on Maple that are urban style without curbcuts. They are still less inviting than the best streets, because of the noise and pollution from the traffic on Rte123.   Church Street, and the W&OD, and most side streets in Vienna are better.

[quote]and only a fraction of the homes in the Town of Vienna are within close enough distance of amenities that residents will regularly walk to them.  [/quote]

What fraction?  There is a pocket in the far south of the Town that is too far (and awaits retail development in MetroWest to be walkable) and in the NE (walkable to Tysons) The fraction walkable to the center is probably close to half, if not more.

[b]That's one reason why so many cars are on the streets and the new houses are built with two and three-car garages[/b]

Eh, people have cars in Fairfax county even when they can walk places.   Plus of course people who commute from Vienna to Tysons mostly do so by car (maybe the improved bike routes to Tysons will change that a bit) And a lot of people there like to go shopping at Tysons, etc. Vienna is in the middle of a large suburban area, so its more autocentric than North Arlington, which is adjacent to DC.   But its not because walking to Maple Avenue is so hard, AFAICT.

[b]Of course, Maple Avenue/123 is also a huge commuter route, so you get the additional traffic heading in both directions.  And, of course, the Vienna Metro is far enough away that most people in the Town who want to use it have to drive to get there. [/b]

The folks who can walk to it are precisely the people who can't easily walk to Maple.   Of course it is also accessible by bus and by bicycle, but this is DCUM, so I will accept that anyplace you can't walk to you "have to drive to"

[quote]That is similar to parts of North Arlington, but also very different from other parts of North Arlington where you really can live a car-free lifestyle if you are so inclined.[/quote]

It is easier to life a completely car free lifestyle in North Arlington than in Vienna.   Though easier in Vienna than in most of Fairfax (or most of the USA) and harder in North Arlington than in DC.  And most of the people actually living carfree in North Arlington are not living in SFHs, and most SFHs in N Arlington are in areas where living carfree is not much easier than it is in Vienna.  There are a few SFHs close enough to the RB corridor urban villages to be almost as suitable for a cafree lifestyle as the multifamily housing - and they command a premium for that.  [/quote]

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