Check out Chestnut Hill just north of Bio Park. It’s a great up and coming neighborhood with mostly family. You can see VCU Health from the neighborhood. My wife works at VCU Health and I work downtown so we just ride the bus together then a short walk to MCV. There are usually other VCU employees on the bus. If you drive and can get a parking at N Deck (Barns and Noble) or 8th street deck (MCV gym) then you can get to work in less than 10 mins and you never have to worry about traffic because that route is fairly light in traffic. On my telework day I will drive and drop my wife off at work and I am usually home within 20 mins.

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