Anonymous wrote:Yes as you point out, it is a problem throughout the city. I was only addressing Old Town because that was the point of the post. If you're worried about it then check out the comments on NextDoor and FaceBook. It isn't fearmongering when you state facts that are easily verifiable. Residents are talking about it. A lot. Verify it yourself. Yes, obviously traffic is a problem (#JustinsTrafficJam and #TakeBackSeminaryRoad) but we also have an uptick in car theft and thefts from cars.

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam

Honestly, we live two blocks off of King Street without off-street parking and it has been completely fine. Two car household. On certain days (weekends and particularly Sundays) it can get crowded, but I can count on two hands the times I've been forced to park more than a block away from our home, and even then, it was within a stone's throw to our house. Perhaps in other areas it is worse than our couple blocks, but I was apprehensive about it when we bought and it has not been an issue at all. Living in NoMa or Georgetown was far worse.

Close to the water or up by the Metro? If you're down by the water or even anywhere from the water to Rt 1 then it is a nightmare. Also, North or South of King makes a big difference. North of King up by the Metro? Sure, parking is no problem. Your car might not be there when you get back but who cares about that as long as you find a spot!?!

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam

Honestly, we live two blocks off of King Street without off-street parking and it has been completely fine. Two car household. On certain days (weekends and particularly Sundays) it can get crowded, but I can count on two hands the times I've been forced to park more than a block away from our home, and even then, it was within a stone's throw to our house. Perhaps in other areas it is worse than our couple blocks, but I was apprehensive about it when we bought and it has not been an issue at all. Living in NoMa or Georgetown was far worse.

Close to the water or up by the Metro? If you're down by the water or even anywhere from the water to Rt 1 then it is a nightmare. Also, North or South of King makes a big difference. North of King up by the Metro? Sure, parking is no problem. Your car might not be there when you get back but who cares about that as long as you find a spot!?!

Lol. Stop being so dramatic. You're acting like parts of Old Town are a third world country. Come on. It's a beautiful, very safe neighborhood. PP even acknowledged other parts of Old Town may have tougher parking issues than them, they just said their personal experience wasn't bad. Doesn't help OP to paint the entire neighborhood with such a broad brush.

What broad brush and drama? I asked a question and then I cited two specific areas and gave factual information about both areas. Factual, as in can be supported by data, information that is relevant to OP's query and responds to the PP. Don't sugarcoat problems. If you aren't part of the solution then you're the problem.

I’d love to see your data that cars are routinely stolen in Old Town north of King St. Are cars occasionally broken into? Sure. But flat out stolen? No. I also live North of King St and it’s hardly the way you are describing it.

The Police Department will provide you with the data. It has been the discussion of our neighborhood civic association for perhaps 3 meetings running. It is a problem throughout the city, not just that area. You also can get a feel for it reading the Real Estate section in WaPo.

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam

Honestly, we live two blocks off of King Street without off-street parking and it has been completely fine. Two car household. On certain days (weekends and particularly Sundays) it can get crowded, but I can count on two hands the times I've been forced to park more than a block away from our home, and even then, it was within a stone's throw to our house. Perhaps in other areas it is worse than our couple blocks, but I was apprehensive about it when we bought and it has not been an issue at all. Living in NoMa or Georgetown was far worse.

Close to the water or up by the Metro? If you're down by the water or even anywhere from the water to Rt 1 then it is a nightmare. Also, North or South of King makes a big difference. North of King up by the Metro? Sure, parking is no problem. Your car might not be there when you get back but who cares about that as long as you find a spot!?!

Lol. Stop being so dramatic. You're acting like parts of Old Town are a third world country. Come on. It's a beautiful, very safe neighborhood. PP even acknowledged other parts of Old Town may have tougher parking issues than them, they just said their personal experience wasn't bad. Doesn't help OP to paint the entire neighborhood with such a broad brush.

What broad brush and drama? I asked a question and then I cited two specific areas and gave factual information about both areas. Factual, as in can be supported by data, information that is relevant to OP's query and responds to the PP. Don't sugarcoat problems. If you aren't part of the solution then you're the problem.

I’d love to see your data that cars are routinely stolen in Old Town north of King St. Are cars occasionally broken into? Sure. But flat out stolen? No. I also live North of King St and it’s hardly the way you are describing it.

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam

Honestly, we live two blocks off of King Street without off-street parking and it has been completely fine. Two car household. On certain days (weekends and particularly Sundays) it can get crowded, but I can count on two hands the times I've been forced to park more than a block away from our home, and even then, it was within a stone's throw to our house. Perhaps in other areas it is worse than our couple blocks, but I was apprehensive about it when we bought and it has not been an issue at all. Living in NoMa or Georgetown was far worse.

Close to the water or up by the Metro? If you're down by the water or even anywhere from the water to Rt 1 then it is a nightmare. Also, North or South of King makes a big difference. North of King up by the Metro? Sure, parking is no problem. Your car might not be there when you get back but who cares about that as long as you find a spot!?!

Lol. Stop being so dramatic. You're acting like parts of Old Town are a third world country. Come on. It's a beautiful, very safe neighborhood. PP even acknowledged other parts of Old Town may have tougher parking issues than them, they just said their personal experience wasn't bad. Doesn't help OP to paint the entire neighborhood with such a broad brush.

What broad brush and drama? I asked a question and then I cited two specific areas and gave factual information about both areas. Factual, as in can be supported by data, information that is relevant to OP's query and responds to the PP. Don't sugarcoat problems. If you aren't part of the solution then you're the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam

Honestly, we live two blocks off of King Street without off-street parking and it has been completely fine. Two car household. On certain days (weekends and particularly Sundays) it can get crowded, but I can count on two hands the times I've been forced to park more than a block away from our home, and even then, it was within a stone's throw to our house. Perhaps in other areas it is worse than our couple blocks, but I was apprehensive about it when we bought and it has not been an issue at all. Living in NoMa or Georgetown was far worse.

Close to the water or up by the Metro? If you're down by the water or even anywhere from the water to Rt 1 then it is a nightmare. Also, North or South of King makes a big difference. North of King up by the Metro? Sure, parking is no problem. Your car might not be there when you get back but who cares about that as long as you find a spot!?!

Lol. Stop being so dramatic. You're acting like parts of Old Town are a third world country. Come on. It's a beautiful, very safe neighborhood. PP even acknowledged other parts of Old Town may have tougher parking issues than them, they just said their personal experience wasn't bad. Doesn't help OP to paint the entire neighborhood with such a broad brush.

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam

Honestly, we live two blocks off of King Street without off-street parking and it has been completely fine. Two car household. On certain days (weekends and particularly Sundays) it can get crowded, but I can count on two hands the times I've been forced to park more than a block away from our home, and even then, it was within a stone's throw to our house. Perhaps in other areas it is worse than our couple blocks, but I was apprehensive about it when we bought and it has not been an issue at all. Living in NoMa or Georgetown was far worse.

Close to the water or up by the Metro? If you're down by the water or even anywhere from the water to Rt 1 then it is a nightmare. Also, North or South of King makes a big difference. North of King up by the Metro? Sure, parking is no problem. Your car might not be there when you get back but who cares about that as long as you find a spot!?!

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam

Honestly, we live two blocks off of King Street without off-street parking and it has been completely fine. Two car household. On certain days (weekends and particularly Sundays) it can get crowded, but I can count on two hands the times I've been forced to park more than a block away from our home, and even then, it was within a stone's throw to our house. Perhaps in other areas it is worse than our couple blocks, but I was apprehensive about it when we bought and it has not been an issue at all. Living in NoMa or Georgetown was far worse.

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Anonymous wrote:We love Old Town! Just leaving our house and walking through our alley to walk to a King St restaurant to pick up dinner, we were stopped by two different sets of neighbors for a chat and catching up. Everybody looks out for each other here and there is a very strong community feel. From where we are we are walkable all the way to the water to take our dog to the park or a myriad of restaurants. You will likely sacrifice on yard space but it’s still worth a look! We have a small yard that is enough for our dog. He is very happy with Old Town too compared to our old apartment in NE DC!

We also love Old Town. Not a massive yard but prioritized living a short walk to the waterfront and all of its parks which I could never give up now.

Access to amenities like restaurants is good but the parking is horrible. You have to make sure that you buy a house that has off-street parking or you will be very, very unhappy. And unfortunately as has been pointed out by others, the traffic in Alexandria is really bad. Our city officials have done a great job purposefully mucking up the system so that it is impossible to get around the city, like to the doctor's office or the dentist or anyplace else, without it taking an extraordinarily long time. Driving the 2-3 miles from Alexandria Hospital and the medical building on Seminary to Old Town takes at least 45 minutes to an hour in the afternoons (I know because we've clocked it) because of the new traffic patterns. Somehow the city has lost its way. Maybe it will be better in November once the rascals are voted out and the new people clean house in City Hall but that turnaround will take time.

#JustinsTrafficJam