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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to sit stuck on the D5 or D6 trying to get through that area during GDS drop-off.  It will be worse with an additional school.

I hope they do a serious traffic study and consider broader changes to help the area such as allowing a left turn from Arizona to Canal during rush hour.[/quote]

A private school like GDS pulls kids from the entire metropolitan area. At a school like that 500 kids means 500 cars. And kids whose parents are paying $45K+ for elementary school aren't taking the bus, their parents -- or nanny or chauffeur -- are driving them. Foxhall elementary is going to be a neighborhood school, DCPS claims they can fill it entirely with kids living within 1.2 miles. A significant number will be able to walk to school.

Whatever gets built on MacArthur is going to have the same attendance boundaries as Hardy has now. It's pretty compact, maybe 2 miles at the outer reaches. DCPS middle and high schoolers get themselves to school for the most part, that's walkable or bikeable.

Private schools have a very different transportation profile from public schools. [/quote]

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