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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Kids cross George Mason every day with a crossing guard to get to Barrett. Most of the school's walkers, in fact. That intersection where they cross (Henderson) is also a busy street as it connects Quincy to Route 50. If elementary kids can cross there with a guard they can cross anywhere.[/quote]

Sounds like it would be pretty easy to make Kirkwood crossable for ASFS.   But in Arlington white kids get buses while minorities must cross busy streets?[/quote]

APS is already struggling to get enough crossing guards, there are sites that have gone without permanent crossing guards all year. Given that, it would be foolish for APS to assume it will be able to hire more crossing guards to create more walking areas. You can look at whether certain crossings should be eliminated to free up those crossing guards for other locations, but you’ll have to make the case for why that’s a more efficient allocation of resources.[/quote]

How much do they pay crossing guards? How does the cost compare to what they pay school bus drivers plus gas and bus maintenance? Seems to me if they pay a decent wage they should be able to find people to take the jobs.

Kids also cross Carlin Springs and cross under Route 50 to get to Kenmore. Those are also dangerous intersections that require crossing guards and in some ways are even more dangerous than the potential and actual elementary crossings because there aren't parents also walking with the kids.

I just think "uncrossable streets" is rubbish. I think people want to create artificial barriers so they won't have to leave their current schools. [/quote]

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