Tuckahoe by the numbers - how can it stay a neighborhood school?

[Anonymous]

... and north Arlington just threw the biggest hissy for imaginable about prioritizing walking...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:... and north Arlington just threw the biggest hissy for imaginable about prioritizing walking...

Do you have a point or are you just fond of non sequiturs?

[Anonymous]

I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

Give it a rest already. They're not doing anything that all the rest of you haven't done, too. Such hysteria.

I hope after all this tumult just to make every school "walkable" staff does a study and finds out how many "walkers" are really driven to school everyday and we can dispense with this myth once and for all. Buses are better for traffic and the environment than individual drivers dropping their kids off everyday. If they want to lessen both busing and individual driving, they should move all the ES start times up so that parents don't need before care, and cut yellow buses at the MS and HS levels to force kids onto our network of public transportation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

+1


So selfish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

Give it a rest already. They're not doing anything that all the rest of you haven't done, too. Such hysteria.

I hope after all this tumult just to make every school "walkable" staff does a study and finds out how many "walkers" are really driven to school everyday and we can dispense with this myth once and for all. Buses are better for traffic and the environment than individual drivers dropping their kids off everyday. If they want to lessen both busing and individual driving, they should move all the ES start times up so that parents don't need before care, and cut yellow buses at the MS and HS levels to force kids onto our network of public transportation.

This “myth” must be a mass delusion, because the 2 elementary schools and middle schools my kids have attended are all thronged with walkers, and I am not the only one who sees that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

Give it a rest already. They're not doing anything that all the rest of you haven't done, too. Such hysteria.

I hope after all this tumult just to make every school "walkable" staff does a study and finds out how many "walkers" are really driven to school everyday and we can dispense with this myth once and for all. Buses are better for traffic and the environment than individual drivers dropping their kids off everyday. If they want to lessen both busing and individual driving, they should move all the ES start times up so that parents don't need before care, and cut yellow buses at the MS and HS levels to force kids onto our network of public transportation.

This “myth” must be a mass delusion, because the 2 elementary schools and middle schools my kids have attended are all thronged with walkers, and I am not the only one who sees that.

Some schools have that and others really do not, and it's dependent on a number of factors. They should just talk to all the principals, because they know. Is their school one where a lot of kids really do walk (obviously there are some). Or not. And then they should ask the principals why or why not, because they probably know this, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

Give it a rest already. They're not doing anything that all the rest of you haven't done, too. Such hysteria.

I hope after all this tumult just to make every school "walkable" staff does a study and finds out how many "walkers" are really driven to school everyday and we can dispense with this myth once and for all. Buses are better for traffic and the environment than individual drivers dropping their kids off everyday. If they want to lessen both busing and individual driving, they should move all the ES start times up so that parents don't need before care, and cut yellow buses at the MS and HS levels to force kids onto our network of public transportation.

+1 on that buses and before care point. I'm a Tuckahoe parent, and the tone of the conversation on PTA and other emails has been pretty bananas to me. I do not understand these walk zone emails for Tuckahoe because a) NOVA drivers are nuts and do not seem to give a fig about pedestrians and b) I would very much like to not have to pay an extra almost $200 a month for before care to keep a "neighborhood" school. We already know we have K kids leaving for Reed around 4th grade. It's happening, so why not mix everyone up then. Changing schools in 3rd grade did not harm anyone I knew in FCPS AAP system. The house value argument on these surveys is particularly stunning as well. The problem is hysteria has now taken hold and the provincial MUST HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL sentiment is scrapping for justification rather than founded on reason. Lee Hwy and Sycamore are not reasonably crossable. Admittedly I keep my mouth well shut IRL because everyone just assumes we all have the same opinions about this topic.

[Anonymous]

What about a Reed Zone special assessment Tax?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

Give it a rest already. They're not doing anything that all the rest of you haven't done, too. Such hysteria.

I hope after all this tumult just to make every school "walkable" staff does a study and finds out how many "walkers" are really driven to school everyday and we can dispense with this myth once and for all. Buses are better for traffic and the environment than individual drivers dropping their kids off everyday. If they want to lessen both busing and individual driving, they should move all the ES start times up so that parents don't need before care, and cut yellow buses at the MS and HS levels to force kids onto our network of public transportation.

This “myth” must be a mass delusion, because the 2 elementary schools and middle schools my kids have attended are all thronged with walkers, and I am not the only one who sees that.

Some schools have that and others really do not, and it's dependent on a number of factors. They should just talk to all the principals, because they know. Is their school one where a lot of kids really do walk (obviously there are some). Or not. And then they should ask the principals why or why not, because they probably know this, too.

Some of the survey information for how kids actually get to school is already available: https://www.apsva.us/elementary-school-boundary-change/walk-zone-resources/

Each school has a 2016 APS Go! Survey Summary providing a snapshot of how kids were getting to and from each school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about a Reed Zone special assessment Tax?

That would be swiftly rejected by a court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

Give it a rest already. They're not doing anything that all the rest of you haven't done, too. Such hysteria.

I hope after all this tumult just to make every school "walkable" staff does a study and finds out how many "walkers" are really driven to school everyday and we can dispense with this myth once and for all. Buses are better for traffic and the environment than individual drivers dropping their kids off everyday. If they want to lessen both busing and individual driving, they should move all the ES start times up so that parents don't need before care, and cut yellow buses at the MS and HS levels to force kids onto our network of public transportation.

This “myth” must be a mass delusion, because the 2 elementary schools and middle schools my kids have attended are all thronged with walkers, and I am not the only one who sees that.

Some schools have that and others really do not, and it's dependent on a number of factors. They should just talk to all the principals, because they know. Is their school one where a lot of kids really do walk (obviously there are some). Or not. And then they should ask the principals why or why not, because they probably know this, too.

Some of the survey information for how kids actually get to school is already available: https://www.apsva.us/elementary-school-boundary-change/walk-zone-resources/

Each school has a 2016 APS Go! Survey Summary providing a snapshot of how kids were getting to and from each school.

If we're just looking at Nottingham and Tuckahoe for which schools is more walkable, the difference in the survey results is striking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have just decided I am going to make it my mission to turn Tuckahoe into an option school.

They are disgusting. Such selfish behavior. Beyond that, their survey is beyond alarmist and is spreading lies. APS never said the school with the fewest walkers will automatically become option. Some preschool parents may be really sorry when in a few years, they have a very dangerous walk to school because today’s Tuckahoe PTA decided to go all out to pull as many walkers into their zone at the cost of other schools.

Give it a rest already. They're not doing anything that all the rest of you haven't done, too. Such hysteria.

I hope after all this tumult just to make every school "walkable" staff does a study and finds out how many "walkers" are really driven to school everyday and we can dispense with this myth once and for all. Buses are better for traffic and the environment than individual drivers dropping their kids off everyday. If they want to lessen both busing and individual driving, they should move all the ES start times up so that parents don't need before care, and cut yellow buses at the MS and HS levels to force kids onto our network of public transportation.

This “myth” must be a mass delusion, because the 2 elementary schools and middle schools my kids have attended are all thronged with walkers, and I am not the only one who sees that.

Some schools have that and others really do not, and it's dependent on a number of factors. They should just talk to all the principals, because they know. Is their school one where a lot of kids really do walk (obviously there are some). Or not. And then they should ask the principals why or why not, because they probably know this, too.

Some of the survey information for how kids actually get to school is already available: https://www.apsva.us/elementary-school-boundary-change/walk-zone-resources/

Each school has a 2016 APS Go! Survey Summary providing a snapshot of how kids were getting to and from each school.

If we're just looking at Nottingham and Tuckahoe for which schools is more walkable, the difference in the survey results is striking.

Thanks I just looked at the surveys - The numbers are eye opening.

Walking most common way to School
Tuckahoe 22.4%
Nottingham 53.1%


Walking most common way from School
Tuckahoe 17.9%
Nottingham 56.3%

I can't believe Tuckahoe is even trying to expand the walk zone.

The report also has travel mode comparison Tuckahoe 20% Morning and 18% Afternoon vs Nottingham's 38% Morning and 38% Afternoon. Either way Nottingham has about 2x the walkers.

[Anonymous]

^^ That is exactly WHY Tuckahoe wants to expand the walk zone. The numbers are not in their favor.