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Originally Posted by BlackOrchid
There really isn't anything as far as a walkable town with shops other than West Chester itself in Chester County.
My experience - Media, Pheonixville - too many cars going too fast, and really not that much in the towns. Not much as far as shops and whatnot.
The only things we lack are food shopping (other than Tony's and some other small groceries) and a movie theater.
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I would have to say this is less than accurate. State Street in Media has a ton of bars and restaurants and shops of all different types, including an Iron Hill Brewery, a Trader Joe's (so you can actually walk to do food shopping) and trolley tracks running down it - how much fast paced traffic can there be on it and side streets when you have Baltimore Pike a few blocks over taking the heavy traffic?
And Phoenixville's main drag is simliar to State Street as being 2 lanes, relatively low speed limit. They are working on turning it into a robust downtown but its not there yet.
And what about downtown Wayne? Yes, Lancaster Ave is busy but people still can walk from their homes downtown to the movies and upscale, if snobby, shopping and places to eat.
It's great you love West Chester but there is no need to give other areas a black eye, especially when your facts are incorrect.