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If I had to guess, I would say it will replace one of the tennis courts and the backboard (which can easily be placed inside a two tennis court fence.)[/quote]

Aren't they going to build a facility for rest rooms and changing rooms?  Will there be an area around the pool for lounge chairs and a kiddie pool?  What about the equipment shed?  If so, where will that go?  It can't all fit along with a pool inside the footprint of one tennis court (or even two courts).  [/quote]

Are you new to this thread or trolling?

[b]Of course there will be a pool house and deck and yes it will fit.  Comfortably.[/b]

Please go and look at a satellite image of Volta - the pool area is immediately adjacent to the tennis courts so it is easy to see the comparative sizes of things.[/quote]

Where?  If the pool will replace only one tennis court, where will the changing/bath building and all of the other stuff fit.  Comfortably?

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Have you ever been to the park?  There is a large area for a hitting wall outside of the tennis courts and the apron around the tennis courts is also much larger than it needs to be - there is plenty of space there for 2 tennis courts and a pool with the associated required facilities.

Please go to Google and look at a satellite shot of Volta Park.

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Ugh.  Volta Park has one of the worst fields imaginable.  Is that what Hearst Park will end up with, a reduced, crammed-in field versus the rare full-sized field that players appreciate today?[/quote]

OMG what is wrong with pool opponents - go and look at the satellite image to get an idea of the relative sizes of tennis courts and a standard DC outdoor pool.

You will probably not understand this either but if you compare the size of each park maybe you will realize that Hearst is not actually a small site.  Unlike the brains of of some of the people who keep flailing around on this thread.[/quote]

I live in AU Park and wish they would put the pool over at Turtle/Friendship Park.  It's got a lot of room, and AU Park is Kid Central in Ward 3![/quote]

They just spent millions re-doing Turtle Park.  It might have made sense pre-renovation though unlike Hearst Turtle Park is very intensely used.  It's also nowhere near public transit or other activity hubs so its not really very convenient.[/quote]

The reason why Turtle Park is popular is that there are so many kids.  That's a good thing, and a more compelling reason to build a pool.  As for public transit, both Turtle Park and Hearst are about a block from a major arterial with frequent bus service and a couple of blocks from a cross bus line.  Both are some distance from Metro, although Turtle may be closer to Tenley than Hearst is to Tenley and Van Ness.[/quote]

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