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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington hypes up a car free diet, some peoplereport that yes, they are living that way, and other people try to tear them down or snark about it.  Arlington in a nutshell.[/quote]

I think the reason people are getting up in arms is that you have some people saying that because they don’t own a car, their kids must be zoned to a certain place rather than another. And that’s just not correct and isn’t the main factor that APS should even consider, especially if it means that one schools would have 1,000 kids zoned to it and the adjacent school might have 500. It would be nice for life to remain as convenient for my family as it currently is, however, that’s not more important than needing to balance enrollment across the schools we have and the seats that are already built. Overcrowding really affects all kids negatively. My convenience or preference for a walkable/bike able route to school does not come before ensuring that all kids in APS have equitable resources and space. [/quote]

Of course, it's a factor APS should consider. And they do with their first guiding principle: "Adhere to walk zones as much as possible".

1. Put the schools near the kids. 
2. Minimize the # of buses / transportation costs.

And FWIW the outcome of this process won't affect our family at all (5th grader), but it's good planning and good use of resources.

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