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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the goal is walkability to school, why not combine that goal with where density could be created for housing kids? ATS building is on the edge of Ballston. Growing student population near that walkable environment should be part of the plan. More kids are coming to Arlington so where can we house them not just where are current kids. We can house more kids in more dense areas.[/quote]

ATS is not walkable.[/quote]

It's between the Bluemont commercial district and Ballston. The walkscore of ATS itself (not that anyone lives at the school) is 78 - Very Walkable - Most errands can be accomplished on foot. [url]https://www.walkscore.com/score/855-n-edison-st-arlington-va-22205[/url]  So housing nearby would have a similar walkscore and thus be considered a walkable area.[/quote]

Do you read any of the presentations or watch any of the meetings? That’s not the kind of “walkable” APS is looking at. The Walker criteria looks at what percentage of the school’s capacity could be filled by current APS students living within the school’s walk zone. Of all the schools considered, ATS scored the worst in this category, capable of filling only 10% of the school with walkers. The primary reason for that is that ATS is cut off from three quarters of its potential walk zone by George Mason and Wilson, both of which are deemed uncrossable for elementary students. Build all you want in Ballston, APS still won’t consider them potential ATS walkers.[/quote]

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