What Makes Washingtonian Waterfront a Great Place?
If the planned Gaithersburg light rail line ever gets built it will serve the area with a stop a few blocks from the lakefront. In the mean time the Shady Grove Metro station is a fairly quick bus or cab ride away and while theres a lot of parking, its all structured and every garage has retail on the ground floor. The waterfront is kept pretty clean most of the time. Goose droppings can be a problem in the linear park that occupies the northeast bank. There are a relatively large number of restaurants and bars, good shopping, engaging green spaces and a fine movie theater. In the summer small concerts are frequent in the evening. The waterfront itself is very active and though there are a few dead spaces, theyre quickly being redeveloped. With the exception of a couple good radial streets, however, quality urbanity peters out pretty quickly once youre more than a block off the waterfront. For both families and singles, Washingtonian has become the prime hangout spot in upper Montgomer
