New River Campus?

[Anonymous]

Maybe River should be required to use a bus system like Lowell? For the ages that could do it...

GDS could be doing 50% capacity bussing right now, couldn’t they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

What is hysterical is you throwing around NIMBYism and acting like parking and local safety are not a concern. They are a MAJOR concern for those of us that have lived here for over 25+ years and have raised our own kids and now grandkids on these streets. Not having adequate parking for the hundreds of cars that will be coming into the area and adding to the congestion due to the River School's lack of planning and communication is a problem. How you handle your families needs is on you. Are you suddenly going to take the metro or bus with your kid now that the school is considering this centrally accessible location and it wants to expand? This is a residential lot they are trying to get special exception for; this is a private school that is coming from Ward 3 moving to Ward 3. Do not fool yourself.
Where did you end up sending your kid that was better located and did you use public transportation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

What is hysterical is you throwing around NIMBYism and acting like parking and local safety are not a concern. They are a MAJOR concern for those of us that have lived here for over 25+ years and have raised our own kids and now grandkids on these streets. Not having adequate parking for the hundreds of cars that will be coming into the area and adding to the congestion due to the River School's lack of planning and communication is a problem. How you handle your families needs is on you. Are you suddenly going to take the metro or bus with your kid now that the school is considering this centrally accessible location and it wants to expand? This is a residential lot they are trying to get special exception for; this is a private school that is coming from Ward 3 moving to Ward 3. Do not fool yourself.
Where did you end up sending your kid that was better located and did you use public transportation?

yes, we would metro. I thought I made that clear.

this is a city, which you share with others. if you want control move somewhere with an HOA. At least you’re not as bad as my Hill neighbors who were trying to keep out a charter preschool that focuses on low income kids. yes I get it, you think your free parking is more important than anyone else’s use of the public roadway. you have bad values, pretty much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, folks who pay $40k for kindergarten are going to take their kids to school on public transportation.

The River School states that cannot provide adequate parking on that BZA file paper[u]. "The Campus cannot provide all required parking spaces due to physical limitations, heritage tress, and the historic building, but the campus has limited parking needs and is well served by mass transit". If they cannot provide adequate parking then why are they considering this location?? I know I am old but what am I missing here? Aren't all the buildings historic and why are they just saying one historic building?

[Anonymous]

Anyone call NPS and ask for them to enforce their pick up agreements with the community?

Cars are parking on Nebraska so they do not need to wait in the carpool lane

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

What is hysterical is you throwing around NIMBYism and acting like parking and local safety are not a concern. They are a MAJOR concern for those of us that have lived here for over 25+ years and have raised our own kids and now grandkids on these streets. Not having adequate parking for the hundreds of cars that will be coming into the area and adding to the congestion due to the River School's lack of planning and communication is a problem. How you handle your families needs is on you. Are you suddenly going to take the metro or bus with your kid now that the school is considering this centrally accessible location and it wants to expand? This is a residential lot they are trying to get special exception for; this is a private school that is coming from Ward 3 moving to Ward 3. Do not fool yourself.
Where did you end up sending your kid that was better located and did you use public transportation?

yes, we would metro. I thought I made that clear.

this is a city, which you share with others. if you want control move somewhere with an HOA. At least you’re not as bad as my Hill neighbors who were trying to keep out a charter preschool that focuses on low income kids. yes I get it, you think your free parking is more important than anyone else’s use of the public roadway. you have bad values, pretty much.

Not clear at all. Too much name calling. Maybe you should move if you don't like people caring for their neighbors safety or getting pushed around. Thanks for the backhanded compliment too. At least you notice the difference between a wonderful charter preschool and a wealthy private school trying to shove their way in.

[Anonymous]

To the neighbors calling other neighbors names, does it not concern you that the River School has no plan for how they are going to properly manage their families, staff and visitors coming onto to their proposed campus every day? What about after school events? Sports? Special Events? Fundraisers? They have a preliminary traffic plan. So build your monster school and then worry about the cars, congestion and traffic problems afterwards? In what world does that make sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

Centrally located this parcel is not. Conveniently located in and near rich residential areas and other expensive private schools it is. River reveals its true mission with this proposal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

What is hysterical is you throwing around NIMBYism and acting like parking and local safety are not a concern. They are a MAJOR concern for those of us that have lived here for over 25+ years and have raised our own kids and now grandkids on these streets. Not having adequate parking for the hundreds of cars that will be coming into the area and adding to the congestion due to the River School's lack of planning and communication is a problem. How you handle your families needs is on you. Are you suddenly going to take the metro or bus with your kid now that the school is considering this centrally accessible location and it wants to expand? This is a residential lot they are trying to get special exception for; this is a private school that is coming from Ward 3 moving to Ward 3. Do not fool yourself.
Where did you end up sending your kid that was better located and did you use public transportation?

yes, we would metro. I thought I made that clear.

this is a city, which you share with others. if you want control move somewhere with an HOA. At least you’re not as bad as my Hill neighbors who were trying to keep out a charter preschool that focuses on low income kids. yes I get it, you think your free parking is more important than anyone else’s use of the public roadway. you have bad values, pretty much.

Would you actually metro from Capitol Hill? By the time you factor in walking to the school from the metro, you are talking about an hour commute each way. That sounds nuts. Or maybe you will decide to move closer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

What is hysterical is you throwing around NIMBYism and acting like parking and local safety are not a concern. They are a MAJOR concern for those of us that have lived here for over 25+ years and have raised our own kids and now grandkids on these streets. Not having adequate parking for the hundreds of cars that will be coming into the area and adding to the congestion due to the River School's lack of planning and communication is a problem. How you handle your families needs is on you. Are you suddenly going to take the metro or bus with your kid now that the school is considering this centrally accessible location and it wants to expand? This is a residential lot they are trying to get special exception for; this is a private school that is coming from Ward 3 moving to Ward 3. Do not fool yourself.
Where did you end up sending your kid that was better located and did you use public transportation?

yes, we would metro. I thought I made that clear.

this is a city, which you share with others. if you want control move somewhere with an HOA. At least you’re not as bad as my Hill neighbors who were trying to keep out a charter preschool that focuses on low income kids. yes I get it, you think your free parking is more important than anyone else’s use of the public roadway. you have bad values, pretty much.

Would you actually metro from Capitol Hill? By the time you factor in walking to the school from the metro, you are talking about an hour commute each way. That sounds nuts. Or maybe you will decide to move closer

If I thought it was the right fit, yes, I would consider that, especially now with more flexible WFH.

[Anonymous]

This is a lot that is zoned residential and they want to put a school. They need a variance to use the space for this new purpose. It’s not like GDS building on the Safeway lot- that was never a residential space.

[Anonymous]

Seems like it would be quite cramped like GDS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

What is hysterical is you throwing around NIMBYism and acting like parking and local safety are not a concern. They are a MAJOR concern for those of us that have lived here for over 25+ years and have raised our own kids and now grandkids on these streets. Not having adequate parking for the hundreds of cars that will be coming into the area and adding to the congestion due to the River School's lack of planning and communication is a problem. How you handle your families needs is on you. Are you suddenly going to take the metro or bus with your kid now that the school is considering this centrally accessible location and it wants to expand? This is a residential lot they are trying to get special exception for; this is a private school that is coming from Ward 3 moving to Ward 3. Do not fool yourself.
Where did you end up sending your kid that was better located and did you use public transportation?

yes, we would metro. I thought I made that clear.

this is a city, which you share with others. if you want control move somewhere with an HOA. At least you’re not as bad as my Hill neighbors who were trying to keep out a charter preschool that focuses on low income kids. yes I get it, you think your free parking is more important than anyone else’s use of the public roadway. you have bad values, pretty much.

It would appear that you don't believe in zoning regs, or at least think they can be overturned at an applicant's request and that any effort to adhere to existing regs is "NIMBYISM." Just confirming that those are your values?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think River School is feeling pressured as other schools like Sidwell and GDS have recently acquired property and expanded. River School’s crappy building is holding it back.

Suppose to feel bad because the really wonderful private school is having a hard time keeping up with the Joneses??? It wants to push its way it to a residential neighborhood (its first attempt since its other three attempts at commercial sites didn't work out), so lets just totally disrupt people's way of living and AGING IN PLACE so they can keep up and release the "pressure". Just kill me now why don't you.

geez, that’s a bit hysterical. you don’t own the streets - nobody does. anti-school nimbyism based on parking is just another level. as the mom of a SN kid who couldn’t consider River due to its location, I think it’s great it is trying to find a more centrally accessible location to expand to.

What is hysterical is you throwing around NIMBYism and acting like parking and local safety are not a concern. They are a MAJOR concern for those of us that have lived here for over 25+ years and have raised our own kids and now grandkids on these streets. Not having adequate parking for the hundreds of cars that will be coming into the area and adding to the congestion due to the River School's lack of planning and communication is a problem. How you handle your families needs is on you. Are you suddenly going to take the metro or bus with your kid now that the school is considering this centrally accessible location and it wants to expand? This is a residential lot they are trying to get special exception for; this is a private school that is coming from Ward 3 moving to Ward 3. Do not fool yourself.
Where did you end up sending your kid that was better located and did you use public transportation?

DP...you are hysterical. None of these nightmare scenarios ever come to fruition. They said the same thing when GDS opened its high school, when NCRC expanded, when Sidwell did its renovation, etc. We live in a city, the streets do not belong only to you.