Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad

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Anonymous wrote:
The closer-in preference IS new.


The job growth in VA is really what is driving this for many people. There are too many people in MoCo who have at least one spouse commuting to VA. My commute to DC hasn't changed much in 15 years. Its actually gotten somewhat better when school is not in session but DH's commute to VA has doubled to tripled in time. If you're going to spend an hour on the bridge or beltway segment going from MD to VA in the morning and VA to MD in the evening then there isn't much left over time to spend going further out into MD. Its also maddening to see the opposite direction lanes being free and clear. Thanks MoCo.

Maybe. But generally, people are wanting to be closer-in. Also, I'm not sure what you want Montgomery County to do about the fact that the jobs are generally in the center of the region, rather than at the outskirts.

The private sector jobs are not at "the center of the region" they are in VA -a different state across a bridge. I would like to see Montgomery County bring some of those private sector jobs over here to MoCo. It can even be on the eastern or western side. The ICC is pretty empty in the morning and afternoon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right, so you can tell how many people who live in Bethesda or Potomac think that way based on comments of a few on this board? And everyone who lives there makes over $500,000 annually too. NOT.

Judgmental much? Most people want diverse neighborhood schools and the shortest commute they can afford. They want their kids to walk to the school, they want to be able to be active in the school community, they want their kids to attend after-school activities. That's harder if it's a bus ride away. While some do it for magnets, many choose not to.

Yeah, no. I think most people, especially in this area, want the "highest-rated" schools and the shortest commute they can afford. Most white people around here could not care less about their schools' diversity. And plenty don't care about walking to school, either, since many have their kids in before care (which is fine, but I don't know many other parents who prioritize their kids being able to walk to school).

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Yeah, no. I think most people, especially in this area, want the "highest-rated" schools and the shortest commute they can afford. Most white people around here could not care less about their schools' diversity. And plenty don't care about walking to school, either, since many have their kids in before care (which is fine, but I don't know many other parents who prioritize their kids being able to walk to school).

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The closer-in preference IS new.


The job growth in VA is really what is driving this for many people. There are too many people in MoCo who have at least one spouse commuting to VA. My commute to DC hasn't changed much in 15 years. Its actually gotten somewhat better when school is not in session but DH's commute to VA has doubled to tripled in time. If you're going to spend an hour on the bridge or beltway segment going from MD to VA in the morning and VA to MD in the evening then there isn't much left over time to spend going further out into MD. Its also maddening to see the opposite direction lanes being free and clear. Thanks MoCo.

Maybe. But generally, people are wanting to be closer-in. Also, I'm not sure what you want Montgomery County to do about the fact that the jobs are generally in the center of the region, rather than at the outskirts.

The private sector jobs are not at "the center of the region" they are in VA -a different state across a bridge. I would like to see Montgomery County bring some of those private sector jobs over here to MoCo. It can even be on the eastern or western side. The ICC is pretty empty in the morning and afternoon.

All that says is that Maryland shouldn't have spent all of that money to build the ICC.

Also, the jobs in Virginia are at the center of the region. The region is more than Montgomery County or even Maryland.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Right, so you can tell how many people who live in Bethesda or Potomac think that way based on comments of a few on this board? And everyone who lives there makes over $500,000 annually too. NOT.

Judgmental much? Most people want diverse neighborhood schools and the shortest commute they can afford. They want their kids to walk to the school, they want to be able to be active in the school community, they want their kids to attend after-school activities. That's harder if it's a bus ride away. While some do it for magnets, many choose not to.

Yeah, no. I think most people, especially in this area, want the "highest-rated" schools and the shortest commute they can afford. Most white people around here could not care less about their schools' diversity. And plenty don't care about walking to school, either, since many have their kids in before care (which is fine, but I don't know many other parents who prioritize their kids being able to walk to school).

Nobody has their middle-school or high-school kids in before care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right, so you can tell how many people who live in Bethesda or Potomac think that way based on comments of a few on this board? And everyone who lives there makes over $500,000 annually too. NOT.

Judgmental much? Most people want diverse neighborhood schools and the shortest commute they can afford. They want their kids to walk to the school, they want to be able to be active in the school community, they want their kids to attend after-school activities. That's harder if it's a bus ride away. While some do it for magnets, many choose not to.

Yeah, no. I think most people, especially in this area, want the "highest-rated" schools and the shortest commute they can afford. Most white people around here could not care less about their schools' diversity. And plenty don't care about walking to school, either, since many have their kids in before care (which is fine, but I don't know many other parents who prioritize their kids being able to walk to school).

Nobody has their middle-school or high-school kids in before care.

If that's the salient thing you draw from my post, you fail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The closer-in preference IS new.

The job growth in VA is really what is driving this for many people. There are too many people in MoCo who have at least one spouse commuting to VA. My commute to DC hasn't changed much in 15 years. Its actually gotten somewhat better when school is not in session but DH's commute to VA has doubled to tripled in time. If you're going to spend an hour on the bridge or beltway segment going from MD to VA in the morning and VA to MD in the evening then there isn't much left over time to spend going further out into MD. Its also maddening to see the opposite direction lanes being free and clear. Thanks MoCo.

How many people in MoCo have two or three spouses (not necessarily do they have to commute to VA)?

Actually many of us in my Clarksburg neighborhood either work from home or are commuting to jobs on 270. Bethesda, or some in DC. NOt many in VA. Those who work in VA or DC are working from home a lot. People are forgetting that these days, many people work from home and those lucky ones who can, have more options on where to live. My husband commutes to DC but only 1-2 x a week and he goes during non-rush hours. Glad we have that flexibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The closer-in preference IS new.


The job growth in VA is really what is driving this for many people. There are too many people in MoCo who have at least one spouse commuting to VA. My commute to DC hasn't changed much in 15 years. Its actually gotten somewhat better when school is not in session but DH's commute to VA has doubled to tripled in time. If you're going to spend an hour on the bridge or beltway segment going from MD to VA in the morning and VA to MD in the evening then there isn't much left over time to spend going further out into MD. Its also maddening to see the opposite direction lanes being free and clear. Thanks MoCo.

Maybe. But generally, people are wanting to be closer-in. Also, I'm not sure what you want Montgomery County to do about the fact that the jobs are generally in the center of the region, rather than at the outskirts.

The private sector jobs are not at "the center of the region" they are in VA -a different state across a bridge. I would like to see Montgomery County bring some of those private sector jobs over here to MoCo. It can even be on the eastern or western side. The ICC is pretty empty in the morning and afternoon.

A recent article on the possibility of the purple line going to Tysons said there are about 90,000 job units there. A lot, but they aren't the center of everything. You think there are less than 90,000 job (units?) of private sector jobs in DC?

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I'm an example of living not super close in (near one of the last red line stops) but I do not have to commute to DC every day - 3 days or less most weeks, including 0 this week.

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So I think while living close-in might be becoming more appealing, the rise of telework is cancelling that out a bit.

We got a nice house, a decent commute (walkable to metro), and decent schools (a "sacrifice" for people who scroll immediately to the race pie chart on greatschools)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I think while living close-in might be becoming more appealing, the rise of telework is cancelling that out a bit.

We got a nice house, a decent commute (walkable to metro), and decent schools (a "sacrifice" for people who scroll immediately to the race pie chart on greatschools)

If you're walkable to Metro, you live close-in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I think while living close-in might be becoming more appealing, the rise of telework is cancelling that out a bit.

We got a nice house, a decent commute (walkable to metro), and decent schools (a "sacrifice" for people who scroll immediately to the race pie chart on greatschools)

If you're walkable to Metro, you live close-in.

Living close in isn't just about commuting for many people and the statistics say that telework isn't canceling it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The closer-in preference IS new.


The job growth in VA is really what is driving this for many people. There are too many people in MoCo who have at least one spouse commuting to VA. My commute to DC hasn't changed much in 15 years. Its actually gotten somewhat better when school is not in session but DH's commute to VA has doubled to tripled in time. If you're going to spend an hour on the bridge or beltway segment going from MD to VA in the morning and VA to MD in the evening then there isn't much left over time to spend going further out into MD. Its also maddening to see the opposite direction lanes being free and clear. Thanks MoCo.

Maybe. But generally, people are wanting to be closer-in. Also, I'm not sure what you want Montgomery County to do about the fact that the jobs are generally in the center of the region, rather than at the outskirts.

The private sector jobs are not at "the center of the region" they are in VA -a different state across a bridge. I would like to see Montgomery County bring some of those private sector jobs over here to MoCo. It can even be on the eastern or western side. The ICC is pretty empty in the morning and afternoon.

A recent article on the possibility of the purple line going to Tysons said there are about 90,000 job units there. A lot, but they aren't the center of everything. You think there are less than 90,000 job (units?) of private sector jobs in DC?

Tysons is a traffic nightmare and although there's a concentration of jobs there it doesn't compare to DC.

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I find it amusing the level of denial that people seem to be experiencing over this change. People have been leaving the burbs and moving close-in or in the city now for a decade or two. Just because some people still like the burbs doesn't matter. This is a national trend that is why the city's population keeps going up and close-in burbs like SS and Bethesda can't stop building.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I think while living close-in might be becoming more appealing, the rise of telework is cancelling that out a bit.

We got a nice house, a decent commute (walkable to metro), and decent schools (a "sacrifice" for people who scroll immediately to the race pie chart on greatschools)

If you're walkable to Metro, you live close-in.

Living close in isn't just about commuting for many people and the statistics say that telework isn't canceling it out.

Right. If you're walkable to Metro AND THERE ARE FACILITIES FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY WALK TO METRO, you live close-in.