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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Yes, there is definitely a building "back room" consensus among certain neighborhoods that NCC will be the park to pick. It may not be openly being expressed yet in the committee meetings , but it will be. Some reps went into this process from day one with NCC as their pre-picked site. Because as I have heard said " it is plenty big enough for a park and a school"...But is it really? I guess they would have to build on the flat parts which are the playing fields, but aren't those specifically what are in such short supply in the county?

What is the rationale for picking North Chevy Chase, over Rock Creek Hills for example? It sure would not be because you could walk there![/quote]

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Long time Chevy Chase resident here, and I wince at the thought of NCC Park for a middle school.  The only way to get to this school is via Connecticut Avenue or Jones Bridge.  Both traffic nightmares.  The major streets leading up to Jones Bridge, Wisconsin and Beach/Jones Mill are also traffic nightmares at rush hour.  Connecticut and Jones Bridge are the only funnels for traffic to a proposed NCC middle school because several pieces of surrounding property severely limit road access options to NCC Park -- the Beltway, CCRA pool, Hughes Medical Research, the Columbia Country Club, USUHS/Navy Base, the brick-walled housing development on the SE corner of Ct./Jones Bridge, and the railway/business development on Ct. Ave.  Are people involved in this process actually knowledgeable about the neighborhoods at all?  I can't imagine a worse site from a traffic perspective, and the thought of having to pick up or drop off my kid there makes me nauseous.  I already avoid this area from 8-10am and 3-7pm.[/quote]

I do see NCC as a poor option for walking accessiblity. It is bordered by the Beltway, the Uniformed Health Services (USUHS) secure campus and a golf course across the heavy traffic of Jones Bridge. Drawing a helf-mile radius provides very little walking students. That's supposed to be a big draw for Josh Starr 
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