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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, to reiterate, this isn't about creating more seats. It never was. Only construction creates new seats. It's about using the seats we have most efficiently. [/quote]

And yet, there's zero attention on balancing DEMAND to help distribute students efficiently. this process is going to increase school segregation because our neighborhoods are segregated; walkability just maps that to the boundaries. That will in turn only make the "good" schools more in demand/crowded, the "bad" ones less in demand/underenrolled.

This process should have started with the stated goal of making every neighborhood school at least an acceptable choice for everyone zoned to it. That's my south Arlington showing. North Arlington doesn't want to integrate in a meaningful way; see Arlington forest, for example.[/quote]

Arlington Forest? But they are too close to Buckingham not to be integrated at Barrett. And now that the Red Cross building is approved? Current boundary is Barrett. Are you talking about HS? Because Barrett is about to become more highly segregated than many South Arlington schools.

I agree with your point that doubling down on walking has the exact effect of increasing school segregation. It really makes so little sense for walk zones outside of 1/2 a mile to be a factor in boundaries at the ES level. These aren't MS of HS students who can walk safely by themselves. [/quote]

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