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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will be a public pool which means any DC resident could use it. But why would anyone travel across town to go to a pool when there is likely a pool in close proximity to where they live? Even DPR said that most users tend to live within 2 miles of a pool. As such, this would be serving the areas like Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights, Wakefield (aka North Cleveland Park) and fringes of AU Park and Chevy Chase.

Most people, especially kids, will walk or bike from those areas, not drive, not take the metro, not take the bus.

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Dream on.  Most users will drive.  And don't underestimate the appeal of a brand-new pool in a perceived safe area to some parents in more challenged parts of DC (or the perception that what Ward 3 gets is inherently "better").  I agree with you, it's a public pool open to all, and I'm fine with that.  My point is that DPR needs to do a traffic and parking analysis and think this through.  At a minimum, this should mean securing up front a commitment from DCPS to use the Hearst lot during pool hours (which mostly are not the same as school hours).  While they are both DC government agencies, we all know about inter-agency bureaucratic roadblocks (no pun intended).  [/quote]

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