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Don't forget that the consolidated campus plan will put all divisions of the school within 2 blocks of a red line Metro station.[/quote]

Yes because all of those first graders will be hopping through the turnstiles from the mythical station in Potomac.[/quote]

Riding the Metro in from Potomac:  that's what builds that incredible GDS self-confidence from an early age![/quote]

As a current LMS parent and Potomac resident, I can say with confidence that there are relatively few students at GDS from Potomac.  Maybe the high school is different, I don't know, but the LMS is mostly DC and Bethesda.  The distance (10 - 15 miles, one way, depending on what part of Potomac you are talking about) and traffic make the Potomac-to-GDS LMS and back commute a daily challenge that I think prevents many Potomac families from applying.  Anyone living outside the Beltway in Montgomery County has to deal with the difficulty of choosing a route downtown, when all of them suck.  You have a choice between River Rd. (generally backed up solid from Wilson Lane to Seven Locks every morning, and sometimes beyond those points, due to the Beltway interchange and Holton-Arms traffic, among other things), Macarthur Blvd. (20 min. to get from Seven Locks to the one-lane bridge, followed by another 15-20 min. wait at the 3-way stop), or Cabin John/Clara Barton/Canal Rd. which involves long delays bumper-to-bumper until you reach the "Glen Echo turnaround" (20 - 30 min. on average, or you can reach Clara Barton/Canal via Macarthur, after dealing with Macarthur's own delays).  All of that, just to reach the gridlock that is Macarthur Blvd in DC every morning, with traffic often backed up slid from Key Bridge to Reservoir Rd., and featuring an array of road projects, illegally parked vehicles, and traffic heading to other schools, sometimes blocking the road at key intersections.  And that is just my morning commute.  All to get my child to that wonderful school.  Combining the campuses, if done before my kids would hit high school, would save us 8 - 10 miles and 30 - 45 min. of driving every school day (adds up to a couple thousand miles and several days worth of time each year), making it much easier to get them to school on time and for all of us to become more involved in the school.  It would be a win for us, if it happens soon enough.  I don't presume to speak for others, though.  The neighbors' concerns should absolutely be listened to and responded to.  But living behind a run-down car dealership and a grocery store parking lot does not seem particularly appealing.[/quote]

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