Neighborhoods in Whitman district walking distance to metro?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No neighborhood in the Whitman district will be walkable to metro; the walkable areas are the BCC district.

+1 If by walkable you mean a 20 minute walk, yes, possibly, but we moved to the BCC area to get much closer walkability to metro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you choose BCC

Diversity, racial, and SES, the IB diploma option, and more walkable communities.

Personally, I'd prefer BCC too, but I think it's a GS6 for its PARCC scores these days. Sadly, many people get hung up on that.

Wrong. BCC is a GS 9 overall, and a GS 7 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School/

Whitman is a GS 8 overall and a 4 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/970-Walt-Whitman-High-School/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you choose BCC

Diversity, racial, and SES, the IB diploma option, and more walkable communities.

Personally, I'd prefer BCC too, but I think it's a GS6 for its PARCC scores these days. Sadly, many people get hung up on that.

Wrong. BCC is a GS 9 overall, and a GS 7 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School/

Whitman is a GS 8 overall and a 4 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/970-Walt-Whitman-High-School/

B-CC is a GS 7 based on its test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=Permalink#Test_scores

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you choose BCC

Diversity, racial, and SES, the IB diploma option, and more walkable communities.

Personally, I'd prefer BCC too, but I think it's a GS6 for its PARCC scores these days. Sadly, many people get hung up on that.

Wrong. BCC is a GS 9 overall, and a GS 7 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School/

Whitman is a GS 8 overall and a 4 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/970-Walt-Whitman-High-School/

B-CC is a GS 7 based on its test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=Permalink#Test_scores

Whitman is a 4! I know the county has been changing but it's really gone downhill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you choose BCC

Diversity, racial, and SES, the IB diploma option, and more walkable communities.

Personally, I'd prefer BCC too, but I think it's a GS6 for its PARCC scores these days. Sadly, many people get hung up on that.

Wrong. BCC is a GS 9 overall, and a GS 7 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School/

Whitman is a GS 8 overall and a 4 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/970-Walt-Whitman-High-School/

B-CC is a GS 7 based on its test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=Permalink#Test_scores

Yes, it's a GS9 overall and a GS7 for test scores. That's what the PP said.

[Anonymous]

2014 OP. Boring slow day huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you choose BCC

Diversity, racial, and SES, the IB diploma option, and more walkable communities.

Personally, I'd prefer BCC too, but I think it's a GS6 for its PARCC scores these days. Sadly, many people get hung up on that.

Wrong. BCC is a GS 9 overall, and a GS 7 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School/

Whitman is a GS 8 overall and a 4 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/970-Walt-Whitman-High-School/

B-CC is a GS 7 based on its test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=Permalink#Test_scores

Yes, it's a GS9 overall and a GS7 for test scores. That's what the PP said.

The only meaningful and objective measure on GS are test scores. The other numbers they pull out of their a$$.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you choose BCC

Diversity, racial, and SES, the IB diploma option, and more walkable communities.

Personally, I'd prefer BCC too, but I think it's a GS6 for its PARCC scores these days. Sadly, many people get hung up on that.

Wrong. BCC is a GS 9 overall, and a GS 7 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School/

Whitman is a GS 8 overall and a 4 for test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/970-Walt-Whitman-High-School/

B-CC is a GS 7 based on its test scores.
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/bethesda/861-Bethesda-Chevy-Chase-High-School?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=Permalink#Test_scores

Yes, it's a GS9 overall and a GS7 for test scores. That's what the PP said.

The only meaningful and objective measure on GS are test scores. The other numbers they pull out of their a$$.

Same place as most of the opinions of the DCUM posters. At least GS documents how they get their numbers.

[Anonymous]

Try something around here, OP.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5411-Huntington-Pkwy-20814/home/10646661

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try something around here, OP.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5411-Huntington-Pkwy-20814/home/10646661

That's a 22 minute walk!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try something around here, OP.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5411-Huntington-Pkwy-20814/home/10646661

That's a 22 minute walk!

It's just a little over 1 mile. Is that impossible for a walk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try something around here, OP.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5411-Huntington-Pkwy-20814/home/10646661

That's a 22 minute walk!

It's just a little over 1 mile. Is that impossible for a walk?

Nothing is impossible to walk if the person wants to do that. But data show that people consider walking distance to a regular commute to be 10 minutes or under. This journal article says walking distance is often considered to be less than 1/4 mile. You are not going to find those distances to metro in the Whitman district.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377942/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try something around here, OP.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5411-Huntington-Pkwy-20814/home/10646661

That's a 22 minute walk!

It's just a little over 1 mile. Is that impossible for a walk?

Nothing is impossible to walk if the person wants to do that. But data show that people consider walking distance to a regular commute to be 10 minutes or under. This journal article says walking distance is often considered to be less than 1/4 mile. You are not going to find those distances to metro in the Whitman district.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377942/

People need to adjust their ideas about walking distances. 1/4 mile is a 5-minute walk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try something around here, OP.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5411-Huntington-Pkwy-20814/home/10646661

That's a 22 minute walk!

It's just a little over 1 mile. Is that impossible for a walk?

Nothing is impossible to walk if the person wants to do that. But data show that people consider walking distance to a regular commute to be 10 minutes or under. This journal article says walking distance is often considered to be less than 1/4 mile. You are not going to find those distances to metro in the Whitman district.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377942/

People need to adjust their ideas about walking distances. 1/4 mile is a 5-minute walk.

Sure, you just get right on promoting that adjustment and let us know how it goes. But until then, be realistic about what people consider walking distance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try something around here, OP.

https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/5411-Huntington-Pkwy-20814/home/10646661

That's a 22 minute walk!

It's just a little over 1 mile. Is that impossible for a walk?

Nothing is impossible to walk if the person wants to do that. But data show that people consider walking distance to a regular commute to be 10 minutes or under. This journal article says walking distance is often considered to be less than 1/4 mile. You are not going to find those distances to metro in the Whitman district.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377942/

People need to adjust their ideas about walking distances. 1/4 mile is a 5-minute walk.

OP should just go to the track and walk a mile, and figure out how much of that OP is willing to do on a daily basis, both ways. And then decide. A mile would be fine for me to avoid having to drive, but it makes a 18-20 minute metro commute closer to 40-45 minutes, but think of all the health benefits!