Dutch family looking to commute from Takoma Park

[LhasaCM]

@Crickey7 156408 wrote:

There are a few somewhat funky neighborhoods right along MacArthur and the Canal. Very outdoors-oriented, popular with those people who like to kayak, canoe, run and bike along the Canal. Lots of older houses in very eclectic styles, and a few tear-downs.

That is another good suggestion of a place to look. The distance from Metro somewhat helps the affordability issues over there.

[secstate]

@LhasaCM 156411 wrote:

That is another good suggestion of a place to look. The distance from Metro somewhat helps the affordability issues over there.

Yes, I have this vision of moving out somewhere along the Canal and buying a fat bike in case we ever get a real winter again.

[huskerdont]

@Crickey7 156408 wrote:

There are a few somewhat funky neighborhoods right along MacArthur and the Canal. Very outdoors-oriented, popular with those people who like to kayak, canoe, run and bike along the Canal. Lots of older houses in very eclectic styles, and a few tear-downs.

Brookmont.

[isaNLtoDC]

Thank you everyone! That was a lot of very useful information.
And so the search for a neighborhood begins…Thanks!

[Crickey7]

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Countys-Proposed-Interim-Georgetown-Branch-Trail-Would-Route-Cyclists-Onto-Jones-Bridge-Road/

Proposed route for the interim SS-Bethesda trail. Note that this is the official route. Unofficially, riders can go any route they want, though none will be as easy and pleasant as the trail.

[cvcalhoun]

@Crickey7 157210 wrote:

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Countys-Proposed-Interim-Georgetown-Branch-Trail-Would-Route-Cyclists-Onto-Jones-Bridge-Road/

Proposed route for the interim SS-Bethesda trail. Note that this is the official route. Unofficially, riders can go any route they want, though none will be as easy and pleasant as the trail.

I’ve got to figure out those routes through the Town of Chevy Chase. An 83-year-old friend and I regularly use the GBT to get out to Parkway Deli. Having Parkinson’s, and slower reflexes due to age, he does not feel at all confident about riding on city streets. Sending him way out of his way, then making him traverse Jones Bridge Road, is a total nonstarter.

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