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my kids are in elementary school- I thought the middle school bell rang at 7:30?  and you need some time to go to your locker and get to your desk.

That's great that your kids walk 30 minutes and think it is a great way to start the day.  And there are great benefits to it, yada yada yada.  However- that is not how most people behave.  I'm not arguing the benefits one way or another-- and FWIW I actually think the need for diversity outweighs the 'walk' cry.  I just think there is a problem that we are using different language.  You look at the options and they show a high walk zone- then people are saying you are turning walkers into bus riders.  My point is what you are really doing is turning (maybe walkers- I don't totally believe this) into likely car riders.  Perhaps that tradeoff is worth it- I would tend to say it is.  But lets be honest about it.[/quote]

The bell rings at 7:50. I think kids can get into the building at 7:20.

I am also willing to trade walkability for diversity, at least up to a point. And I think no matter where kids go, there are a lot of parents who are going to drive them because of the weather or road hazards or the backpacks or the start time or or or. (Pauses for chorus of "No, my kids really walk!")

But 1.5 miles is totally reasonable. And the parents who think it isn't are unreasonable about a lot of things -- I don't think there's much point in trying to make them happy.

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[b]The funny thing is that a lot of parents were just advocating for smaller walk zones on AEM.[/b] I wonder if any of the same parents are fighting to protect their walk zones. [/quote]

This.  I'd say make 1-mile walk zone around each MS and then put everything else on the table for shifting between schools to level out FARMs levels (and I say this as one whose kids walk from the edge of the 1.5 mile walk zone and would still walk if a bus was an option because they hate riding the bus)[/quote]

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