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I still don't understand why the general sentiment always seems to be that National Harbor is way out in the boondocks somewhere

I think it has more to do with its infrastructure and planning form than its distance from the city center as the crow flies. As the crow flies, it's probably not much farther than Tysons. That said, it's incredibly costly to retrofit a transit oriented form on a car-oriented one (see Tysons), so PG is probably best off making do with what they've built rather than blowing it up and starting from scratch. National Harbor still has plenty of potential as a casino / low-end convention center. There's a market for that. A $1Billion casino would generate plenty of jobs and tax revenue for the county.

by Falls Church on Feb 18, 2012 1:37 pm • link • report

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