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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did the DME document that "within a mile standard" anywhere?  That isn't a standard that is used in city planning or sustainable living principles for walkability.  It is smaller then that, .25-.5 miles.  DME should apply the principals that the rest of the urban planning world uses for walkability and not move people that are currently within those principles just b/c their new assignment is also less then a mile.[/quote]

Yes, it's in the proposal that kids who are more than 1 mile will have proximity preference at a nearer school.  You can't get much clearer than that.

DME appears to be applying the principals that the rest of the country uses to plan schools and transportation.  1 mile is a very common expectation for elementary school walkability.

They didn't move people "just because" their new assignment is less than a mile.  They moved because because their current school was overcrowded and there were spots available in a school that was less than a mile away.  [/quote]

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