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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is NCC Park a serious possibility? Has anyone ever sat on that section of Jones Bridge Road between the hours of 7am and 6pm? While I'm totally prepared to believe that the park is underutilized, I can't imagine that adding a zillion school bus trips each day is really going to be viable given BRAC and the existing beltway traffic.[/quote]

No, it is not a serious possibility, even though some misguided and uninformed SSAC reps are trying to build consensus for it. I suppose they over estimate their importance and think that if a site is large enough, it won't matter that it has restrictions due to tree conservation issues. You can disagree with that concept but if there are restrictions that prevent the site from being a quick slam dunk, which is what MCPS is looking for, then it is foolish for SSAC folks to pick it as a viable site.

I would support properties that MCPS already owns or has a right to reclaim. It makes good sense.[/quote]

I agree that NCC would not be a good choice and that there are tree conservation issues.  But since when does MoCo really follow its own regulations on tree conservation?  They are getting ready to mow down 20 acres of trees to put down a light rail system.  Also, once that is in and they redevelop the area where Chevy Chase Market sits, I cannot imagine how much additional traffic there will be.  How many lights will the bus have to sit through to cross Connecticut Avenue?[/quote]

There's no perfect choice, and there is a lot to be said for using that space.  The Lynnbrook site isn't that far from NCC (a little south of Jones Bridge, instead of north), so it would be interesting to see whether putting it at NCC substantially changes the traffic load at nearby intersections vs. putting it at Lynnbrook.

The point is I am glad the SSAC is looking at all these sites-- crossing any of them off the list too quickly would be a mistake.[/quote]

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