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Fort Reno definitely isn't in Cleveland Park.[/quote]

A distinction without much difference - you may not want to admit this but surely you know that CP and TT border one another and that Hearst Park is comfortably within walking distance of Fort Reno?[/quote]

All the more reason to locate a pool the central, Metro-accessible Wilson/Fort Reno area.[/quote]

[b]Why does a neighborhood pool need to be metro accessible?
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No one is taking a metro to go for a swim on a hot day.[/quote]

I didn't realize that the proposed Hearst pool really is intended just to be a neighborhood pool for North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills West, Van Ness or whatever that area is called.  The pool has been touted as a recreational facility for Ward 3, which among DC wards arguably is deprived for not having a public outdoor pool in the ward.  If that's the case, and given that not everyone lives within walking distance or can drive, isn't it logical to locate a ward-wide resource somewhat centrally in the ward, ideally near other concentrations of activity and especially near a a major public transportation node?  Ward 3 has five Metro stops, and Fort Reno is centrally located within a short distance of one of the middle ones, and also adjacent to the District's largest middle and high schools.  Fort Reno is adjacent to the crossing of two of the ward's two major axes, the Wisconsin and Nebraska corridors.

Finally, a Metro-accessible pool allows other users from outside the ward elsewhere in the District to reach the pool more easily.  The pool, after all, is a resource that should belong to all District residents.[/quote]

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