GDS admissions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's a link to the Comprehensive Travel Review that GDS submitted to DDOT and the BZA with its promises about how it would handle pickup-dropoff. https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/Exhibits/2010/BZA/19599/Exhibit31.pdf

On page 56 it goes into detail about how pickup-dropoff will take place on campus and to leave no doubt says

e. Under no circumstances will drop-off/pick-up be permitted on public streets.

f. All parents who must leave their vehicle to drop-off/pick up students during
regular drop-off/pick-up times, must park in a designated, on-campus parking
space. Parents using the drop-off/pick-up lanes must remain in their vehicles
and will drop-off/pick-up their student(s) when they stop in front of the school

Why didn't the HoS tell parents that that's the promise GDS made?

I don't believe this language appears in the final traffic management plan: https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/CaseReport/ViewExhibit.aspx?exhibitId=137551

Unfortunately, the drafting of the relevant sections in the TMP is basically an invitation to fight over intent.

[Anonymous]

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Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program


Be scared of the school, whose map specifically authorizes drop offs on Wisconsin? Be scared of the City whose agreement does the same thing?

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

Dropping off in the morning northbound on Wisconsin is OK. Dropping off southbound in the morning is not. Question is do any drop off and pick ups violate the agreement the parents make with GDS upon enrollment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, so ANC didn’t notice for two years and no problems? Also why isn’t ANC addressing the rampant crime? Also is this the ANC that was photographed sticking a middle finger at a community business. Just shut up.

Nice deflection and ending. GDS at its finest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

In what fantasyland do you think the city is going to install traffic signs to enforce some MOU with an ANC, and then that the police will actually enforce it. I can't remember the last time I saw a DC police officer doing any kind of traffic enforcement even for truly egregious violations like running red lights and excessive speeding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

In what fantasyland do you think the city is going to install traffic signs to enforce some MOU with an ANC, and then that the police will actually enforce it. I can't remember the last time I saw a DC police officer doing any kind of traffic enforcement even for truly egregious violations like running red lights and excessive speeding.

+1. The ANC has lost any perspective. The residents of the neighborhood are concerned about a rash of car break-ins, thefts, assaults, not to mention the occasional gunfire. Where are the police for those? The ANC instead of directing law enforcement to violent crime, instead wants police to stop family cars on PUBLIC streets that appear to be dropping kids off to go to school. "Hey, what school does your kid go to? Jackson-Reed? Oh, never mind. Go on your way."
What an unbelievably stupid waste of police officers' time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, so ANC didn’t notice for two years and no problems? Also why isn’t ANC addressing the rampant crime? Also is this the ANC that was photographed sticking a middle finger at a community business. Just shut up.

Nice deflection and ending. GDS at its finest.

I just walked up the two blocks on Wisconsin people are focused on. Huge amount of traffic overall. Lots of cab drop offs and pick ups. Why aren’t you all ANC types going after that? Have you investigated taking can licenses away? What about Uber?

Even more funny: the big violator in terms of stops are the cars in front of the Brazilian Embassy army extension. Tons of cars. Hey ANC, when are you going to have a hearing about that? I mean, you need to protect our quiet on Wisconsin Avenue. I am worried about congestion. I want to hear hummingbirds in front of the Thai place!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

In what fantasyland do you think the city is going to install traffic signs to enforce some MOU with an ANC, and then that the police will actually enforce it. I can't remember the last time I saw a DC police officer doing any kind of traffic enforcement even for truly egregious violations like running red lights and excessive speeding.

+1. The ANC has lost any perspective. The residents of the neighborhood are concerned about a rash of car break-ins, thefts, assaults, not to mention the occasional gunfire. Where are the police for those? The ANC instead of directing law enforcement to violent crime, instead wants police to stop family cars on PUBLIC streets that appear to be dropping kids off to go to school. "Hey, what school does your kid go to? Jackson-Reed? Oh, never mind. Go on your way."
What an unbelievably stupid waste of police officers' time!

I’m just glad to know. I can drop off anywhere I don’t see a sign prohibiting it. Really thankful to PP for making that clear to me.

[Anonymous]

Boy, you GDS parents are coming off as the biggest a-holes. I say that as a neighbor whose kids go to a different private school where the vast majority of kids take buses at least one way daily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

In what fantasyland do you think the city is going to install traffic signs to enforce some MOU with an ANC, and then that the police will actually enforce it. I can't remember the last time I saw a DC police officer doing any kind of traffic enforcement even for truly egregious violations like running red lights and excessive speeding.

+1. The ANC has lost any perspective. The residents of the neighborhood are concerned about a rash of car break-ins, thefts, assaults, not to mention the occasional gunfire. Where are the police for those? The ANC instead of directing law enforcement to violent crime, instead wants police to stop family cars on PUBLIC streets that appear to be dropping kids off to go to school. "Hey, what school does your kid go to? Jackson-Reed? Oh, never mind. Go on your way."
What an unbelievably stupid waste of police officers' time!

This seriously made me laugh out loud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, so ANC didn’t notice for two years and no problems? Also why isn’t ANC addressing the rampant crime? Also is this the ANC that was photographed sticking a middle finger at a community business. Just shut up.

Nice deflection and ending. GDS at its finest.

I just walked up the two blocks on Wisconsin people are focused on. Huge amount of traffic overall. Lots of cab drop offs and pick ups. Why aren’t you all ANC types going after that? Have you investigated taking can licenses away? What about Uber?

Even more funny: the big violator in terms of stops are the cars in front of the Brazilian Embassy army extension. Tons of cars. Hey ANC, when are you going to have a hearing about that? I mean, you need to protect our quiet on Wisconsin Avenue. I am worried about congestion. I want to hear hummingbirds in front of the Thai place!

Whataboutism again?

Do you teach your kids it’s ok for them to break their promises when other kids are breaking theirs? Where are those GDS values?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also that map shows drop offs prohibited way beyond the immediate perimeter of the school. GDS is comfortable enforcing restrictions down to Albemarle street but not in front of its campus on Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:This was in response to the quoted poster who said nobody can tell people not to drop off on "any" public street.

It is true that GDS ignores the promise it made to BZA and DDOT in the CTR not to allow drop off on "any" public street. However, they do prohibit drop offs on a few public streets, so the poster who said nobody can do that should tell that to GDS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS tells its parents now they can't drop off and pick up on public streets https://www.gds.org/community/hopper-transportation-program

Anonymous wrote:
Umm, just to state the obvious, neither GDS nor the ANC, nor DC can tell people that they cannot drop off or pick up on any public street. Just step back and think about that. It is ludicrous on its face.

Liar!!! The map is up and is accurate. You can drop anywhere except the streets on the immediate perimeter of school.

Nice try. To tell the truth, perhaps neither the school and the ANC had the common sense to realize that they cannot and should not seek to control where people drive. Under your view if someone drops at Target on WI that should be counted and prohbited. That is crazy for both GDS and the city.

I have seen this before. I know how this ends. Practice writing the following:

DC Treasurer $100.

DC will crack down and start writing tickets.

Wait, what is DC writing a ticket for? If it’s 8 am and I drop my kids off on Wisconsin ave northbound in front of comminikids, what would the ticket be for?

Okay have fun with your tin foil hat defense. The city can put up a traffic sign overnight. The thing is the police will slow write the ticket. So it’s $100 and 25-35 minutes of your time. Also they will give your name to the school. What are the penalties for breaking the enrollment agreement? The city has been doing this for years. It is something they have always been very efficient at.

Dropping off in the morning northbound on Wisconsin is OK. Dropping off southbound in the morning is not. Question is do any drop off and pick ups violate the agreement the parents make with GDS upon enrollment?

Dropping off in either direction in the morning on Wisconsin is perfectly legal. The rush hour restriction is only for parking and standing, not stopping. Whether or not it is advisable to drop off southbound on Wisconsin in the morning from an optics and safety perspective is another matter. The city could add a no stopping zone as well, however I doubt that they will for a variety of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, so ANC didn’t notice for two years and no problems? Also why isn’t ANC addressing the rampant crime? Also is this the ANC that was photographed sticking a middle finger at a community business. Just shut up.

Nice deflection and ending. GDS at its finest.

I just walked up the two blocks on Wisconsin people are focused on. Huge amount of traffic overall. Lots of cab drop offs and pick ups. Why aren’t you all ANC types going after that? Have you investigated taking can licenses away? What about Uber?

Even more funny: the big violator in terms of stops are the cars in front of the Brazilian Embassy army extension. Tons of cars. Hey ANC, when are you going to have a hearing about that? I mean, you need to protect our quiet on Wisconsin Avenue. I am worried about congestion. I want to hear hummingbirds in front of the Thai place!

Whataboutism again?

Do you teach your kids it’s ok for them to break their promises when other kids are breaking theirs? Where are those GDS values?

So the double parked Uber Eats drivers doing pickups at Roaming Rooster and Chic-Fil-A don’t bother you?

[Anonymous]

It's not whataboutism when my family has always followed the GDS transportation policies. What's your excuse for not doing your job properly?