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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I happened to drive by The Berkley today. I hadn't realized its precise location previously. How on earth did that wind up carved out of Oakridge on any maps and in Drew's walk zone? Was that based on feedback from the current Oakridge "walk zone" parents trung to get them pushed out of the school? How would they even get to Drew? They can't walk across or even under the 395 interchange (no sidewalk). How would busing them to Drew be anything other than purposeful segregation? [/quote]

I don't really know the answer to your question, but I'm guessing the Berkley isn't in any walk zone because it's on the other side of Glebe. I don't think any elementary kids can cross Glebe under any circumstances. And I don't think the plan is for the Berkeley to be in Drew's *walk* zone. Those kids may be on the bus no matter what.[/quote]

It's not in the walk zone, I checked. It's just outside of it because Glebe is offlimits, though there are two signaled crosswalks adjacent to the building. Not sure if middle schoolers are allowed to cross. That buildingis going to need more than one bus when completed. It's worth paying a crossing guard or improving the pedestrian infrastructure. It'll cost the same or less in the end.

Also, APS should analyze which buildings or parcels have the highest student density and do their best to put them in walk zones. The alternative is running two or three busses to the same building. Inefficient and expensive.
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