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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People on this forum love chiming in on topics they know nothing about. I drive 695-395-110-key bridge from the Hill every morning. I just did this drive leaving at 8:25 am. I live a 10-minute drive from 695. This morning it would have taken me UNDER HALF AN HOUR to get to MacArthur during rush hour - because MacArthur is very close to the Key Bridge. Traffic is not as bad on Mondays as Tuesday-Thursday but I will be sure to report back tomorrow on my Tuesday drive.

OP obviously realizes this isn’t a bad drive because she lives close to the highway in Hillcrest and possesses access to Google Maps. The reality is there are several schools near the highway in NW that aren’t that bad from the Hill/Hillcrest by car. There is a whole thread on this forum about people in the Brent zone commuting to Hyde - Addison.  [/quote]

To be fair, traffic is much lighter in the summer precisely because parents are not driving their kids to school.[/quote]

If you are familiar with Hillcrest, you will know that it is similar to parts of Brookland both the types of housing, suburban feel, and the fact that it is NOT near metro or highwway access. The closest point is if you get on Pennsylvania Ave (with a lot of other traffic) and get on 295 (with a lot of other traffic) - or cross the bridge and hop on 695 -- again, with a lot of other cars.  Or go the other direction and hop on Suitland Parkway, again with a lot of other traffic and hop in with all of the rest of the commuters. I have driven that way many times for various jobs and Branch, Pennsylvania etc. get very backed up.
All that to say, even if the Brent/Hill schools statistic is true, you need to add a good chunk of time on to come from Hillcrest. [/quote]

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