Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?

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Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.

+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.

It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.

Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!

Too bad Langley Park is in PG county....

It's part of the cross-country program that a DCUM poster had proposed a year or so ago to improve DEI at West County schools.

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Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.

+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.

It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.

Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!

Too bad Langley Park is in PG county....

It's part of the cross-country program that a DCUM poster had proposed a year or so ago to improve DEI at West County schools.

This poster was a troll.

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All of these posters are ridiculous. No one said anything about Langley Park. We were talking about distance from DTSS to Northwood vs. BCC, and the introduction of the Purple Line absolutely must be considered when making that calculation. That's all.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these posters are ridiculous. No one said anything about Langley Park. We were talking about distance from DTSS to Northwood vs. BCC, and the introduction of the Purple Line absolutely must be considered when making that calculation. That's all.

Northwood is closer for people outside the beltway, but if this is about close in TKPK or SS, then BCC wins hands down.

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Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.

+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.

It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.

Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!

Too bad Langley Park is in PG county....

It's part of the cross-country program that a DCUM poster had proposed a year or so ago to improve DEI at West County schools.

This poster was a troll.

I know. I was kidding because it was outrageously laughable.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these posters are ridiculous. No one said anything about Langley Park. We were talking about distance from DTSS to Northwood vs. BCC, and the introduction of the Purple Line absolutely must be considered when making that calculation. That's all.

Northwood is closer for people outside the beltway, but if this is about close in TKPK or SS, then BCC wins hands down.

They are roughly the same distance, depending on which neighborhood you're measuring from. In some places inside the beltway, Northwood is closer. And proximity is but one of the four factors.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

That 0.3-mile difference equates to about 25% faster travel time too!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

That 0.3-mile difference equates to about 25% faster travel time too!

Neither of which will matter when the driver of rejiggering the boundaries with the combined Woodward/Northwood capacities is the much greater capacity utilization in the DCC versus BCC/Whitman/WJ/Woodward.

Shifting the boundaries is a given, with cascading effect westward. They could even over-shift in comparison to current projections to account for a larger pipeline of development in one area versus another, if that is the case.

The question is more which specific areas will shift. I'd think it more likely that Woodlin or ESS would shift to BCC than would close-in TKPK. More likely Woodlin because ESS without Woodlin would create an island (or close to it). I could see the TPES/PBES pair articulating to Northwood to relieve Blair, though that would mean split articulation for TPMS. I seriously doubt they would shift the magnets.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

Why are you arguing about the distance from a metro station that’s not even in Maryland let alone Montgomery county? The distance from the Takoma metro in DC is oh absolutely zero relevance to any of this discussion about Takoma Park which is a city in Montgomery county Maryland not a neighborhood in DC.

It's 50 ft from MD and central to the very heart of Takoma Park.

It’s in the edge of Takoma park and certainly not “central to the heart of the city” given that it’s in a completely different city. Only someone who doesn’t live here would say something like that.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

Why are you arguing about the distance from a metro station that’s not even in Maryland let alone Montgomery county? The distance from the Takoma metro in DC is oh absolutely zero relevance to any of this discussion about Takoma Park which is a city in Montgomery county Maryland not a neighborhood in DC.

It's 50 ft from MD and central to the very heart of Takoma Park.

It’s in the edge of Takoma park and certainly not “central to the heart of the city” given that it’s in a completely different city. Only someone who doesn’t live here would say something like that.

MoCo snagged part of PG for Takoma Park. Maybe they can snag the TP part of DC.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

Why are you arguing about the distance from a metro station that’s not even in Maryland let alone Montgomery county? The distance from the Takoma metro in DC is oh absolutely zero relevance to any of this discussion about Takoma Park which is a city in Montgomery county Maryland not a neighborhood in DC.

It's 50 ft from MD and central to the very heart of Takoma Park.

It’s in the edge of Takoma park and certainly not “central to the heart of the city” given that it’s in a completely different city. Only someone who doesn’t live here would say something like that.

It's adjacent to the city center which is why its central.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

That 0.3-mile difference equates to about 25% faster travel time too!

25% less travel time to BCC than Northwood is a significant consideration in my book.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

That 0.3-mile difference equates to about 25% faster travel time too!

25% less travel time to BCC than Northwood is a significant consideration in my book.

It's even much closer for the SS kids on the edge of the park.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

Why are you arguing about the distance from a metro station that’s not even in Maryland let alone Montgomery county? The distance from the Takoma metro in DC is oh absolutely zero relevance to any of this discussion about Takoma Park which is a city in Montgomery county Maryland not a neighborhood in DC.

It's 50 ft from MD and central to the very heart of Takoma Park.

It’s in the edge of Takoma park and certainly not “central to the heart of the city” given that it’s in a completely different city. Only someone who doesn’t live here would say something like that.

It's adjacent to the city center which is why its central.

Come on. Look at any map of the city of Takoma park and it is on the edge and not central. There is no “city center” in TKPK though you could argue that the community center is one and that’s not the same location as the metro. What you are referring to is downtown Takoma park which, again, is on the very southern edge of the city of Takoma park and therefore not central.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.

It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.

From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.

No, the next closest HS is Northwood.

That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.

DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC

Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:

4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu

5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu

Why are you arguing about the distance from a metro station that’s not even in Maryland let alone Montgomery county? The distance from the Takoma metro in DC is oh absolutely zero relevance to any of this discussion about Takoma Park which is a city in Montgomery county Maryland not a neighborhood in DC.

It's 50 ft from MD and central to the very heart of Takoma Park.

It’s in the edge of Takoma park and certainly not “central to the heart of the city” given that it’s in a completely different city. Only someone who doesn’t live here would say something like that.

It's adjacent to the city center which is why its central.

Come on. Look at any map of the city of Takoma park and it is on the edge and not central. There is no “city center” in TKPK though you could argue that the community center is one and that’s not the same location as the metro. What you are referring to is downtown Takoma park which, again, is on the very southern edge of the city of Takoma park and therefore not central.

You come on. It is the very heart of Takoma Park. It is where the downtown is located and central to the area.