Man it's too early lol, Blue line also hits Old Town but that will be shut down as well. Info here -
https://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7...-year/slide/1/ I'm sure they'll run bus service, but it'll easily take twice as long.
As for Alexandria vs Arlington, hard to explain I guess but Arlington is just more "stale." Since you said you wanted urban, I'd imagine you'd be looking at Court House/Rosslyn/Clarendon/etc and it's just really not somewhere I'd ever want to live. If you like malls and chain restaurants, then sure. Old Town is more of a mom and pop type of neighborhood with lots of cute shops, etc. Someone else mentioned Shirlington in Arlington and that's prob the only Arlington hood I'd even consider but it's not on Metro. Delray in Alexandria is another cute hood but same issue, not on Metro really.
Where in Alexandria are your friends? I mean, it's really not far from DC if you want to head down that way often. I've gone out there with friends a bunch of times.
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