Murch moving to lafayette

[Anonymous]

Let's not put schools against each other posters. I bet Murch will figure out their construction and in a a year or two it will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Don't all of these schools go to the same middle and high schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't all of these schools go to the same middle and high schools?

Yup.

[Anonymous]

Bumping this because there is traffic on the Chevy Chase listserv regarding a meeting tomorrow. Apparently the swing space at Lafayette is back on the table and the good folks of Chevy Chase are freaking out.

Personally, as a taxpayer, I think it makes a lot of sense, rather than spending millions to build another swing space. I understand it is an imposition on the people who live right around Lafayette, but we cannot all be selfish about this.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I disagree. Having 1400 kids plus faculty, etc. in that space is not workable for the students or the neighbors. It places too much of a burden on the surrounding area, reduces valuable open/park space and the traffic would be impossible.

[Anonymous]

That is news to Murch; we were told it was off the table because Lafayette might not be done in time for Murch to move in. Where is the rumor coming from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this because there is traffic on the Chevy Chase listserv regarding a meeting tomorrow. Apparently the swing space at Lafayette is back on the table and the good folks of Chevy Chase are freaking out.

Personally, as a taxpayer, I think it makes a lot of sense, rather than spending millions to build another swing space. I understand it is an imposition on the people who live right around Lafayette, but we cannot all be selfish about this.

It's not a very green policy. Once again, DCPS encourages everyone to get in their cars, like like the huge east to west migration they encourage every day. Murch has a lot of walkers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this because there is traffic on the Chevy Chase listserv regarding a meeting tomorrow. Apparently the swing space at Lafayette is back on the table and the good folks of Chevy Chase are freaking out.

Personally, as a taxpayer, I think it makes a lot of sense, rather than spending millions to build another swing space. I understand it is an imposition on the people who live right around Lafayette, but we cannot all be selfish about this.

It's not a very green policy. Once again, DCPS encourages everyone to get in their cars, like like the huge east to west migration they encourage every day. Murch has a lot of walkers.

Unless Murch swings in site then the number of people walking will decrease - whether it's at Lafayette or elsewhere -nothing to do about it. However, I think lots of the Murch kids would still walk to Lafayette if they currently live north of Murch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this because there is traffic on the Chevy Chase listserv regarding a meeting tomorrow. Apparently the swing space at Lafayette is back on the table and the good folks of Chevy Chase are freaking out.

Personally, as a taxpayer, I think it makes a lot of sense, rather than spending millions to build another swing space. I understand it is an imposition on the people who live right around Lafayette, but we cannot all be selfish about this.

It's not a very green policy. Once again, DCPS encourages everyone to get in their cars, like like the huge east to west migration they encourage every day. Murch has a lot of walkers.

It is an important point, but the schools are only one mile apart and all but 5 streets of the Murch boundary are North of Murch in between the schools. So you can walk and bike to Lafayette from Murch and from most of the Murch boundary. But sure, for two years some people who walk will drive and vice versa.

[Anonymous]

how much closer do you want the swing space to be? sounds like murch needs to either swing on site or be flexible with being 1 mile away.

[Anonymous]

At some other schools that have moved to off site swing space (eg Takoma after the fire) have been bussed there from the campus under renovation. That would address the car/green situation.

[Anonymous]

Agree, set up busing from the Murch site to Lafayette.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree, set up busing from the Murch site to Lafayette.

Agree. And by using infrastructure already set up that would promote "green" as well. However, I would bet the people raising the traffic concerns are against using Lafayette as swing space and will have other objections now that a good way to deal with the traffic issue has been proposed.

[Anonymous]

The meeting is Thursday. As of the latest update available on the Murch web site, Lafayette is not an option. Stay tuned...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree, set up busing from the Murch site to Lafayette.

Agree. And by using infrastructure already set up that would promote "green" as well. However, I would bet the people raising the traffic concerns are against using Lafayette as swing space and will have other objections now that a good way to deal with the traffic issue has been proposed.

Good idea, except there's just no way DCPS is gonna spend money on buses for a Ward 3 school.