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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can I ask, for those who regularly travel around these areas, is it hard to get to Dunbar, or is that just my impression?

I usually go in/out of DC along 16th and Georgia and related corridors and it seems to me that getting from NE down North Capitol or NJ or 1st or whatever to Dunbar is not easy. Is there a Metro near there or anything? Is there any bus line that can take you there?

It just seems to me - no specific knowledge, just 30 years as a DC resident - that if there wasn't a high school already where Dunbar is, that it wouldn't be the place we would choose to site one. (Not that good sites are chosen - MacArthur's location is insane.)

But can anybody share on that? And does it affect where NE kids actually choose to go to high school?[/quote]

It's bizarre that you think there isn't a bus line. The 80 runs right down North Capitol only a block or two away. The P6 goes along K. The G8 would be a little more of a walk but is totally doable for a kid that age.[/quote]

To answer PP's question without condescension... Yes, its location is an historical artifact. If you were building today for Dunbar's catchment area you would put the school somewhere else, probably in Brookland. Here's a map.

https://dmv.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Dunbar%20HS.pdf

That said, Dunbar has a magnificent building on a very valuable piece of real estate. It would be a better location for a school attracting kids from all over the city, however.[/quote]

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