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Please actually try to do the commutes to each of the schools on your list. Do it at rush hour. Do exactly what you would do on a normal Tuesday. Traffic in this city is miserable, unpredictable except in its awfulness, and often counter-intuitive. My DD went to summer camp with the YMCA which was located at ITS this summer, and I will tell you that the commute to and from camp, particularly when I needed to get to and from my office downtown, was dealbreakingly bad. Depending on where you live in Columbia Heights, it can and will take you 30-40 minutes to get to Marie Reed, much less up to Bridges (moving to Ft. Totten) and back.

You have plenty of time to do the actual test drives. Every year, people say, "I'm willing to drive 2.5 miles out of my way for my kid's education" and every year, people switch schools because the commute is unsustainable. [/quote]

I can't stress this enough.

My school used to be in CH (so either MV or CMI) - 2 miles on some days could be over an hour.

When the school moved, I felt like a weight was lifted on my shoulders.  Now, the school is so fantastic, I would have kept doing that soul crushing drive.  But, know what you are getting into.[/quote]

1 hour is an exaggeration unless you're talking about round trip or don't know DC traffic patterns. Yes DC traffic is bad but it's not that bad. I can walk 2 miles in 45 mins with a 4 year old. Currently, I drive from Brightwood to Brookland (5 miles) and it takes about 20 mins on average. Worst day is 35 minutes. I used to commute from near Cap Hill to Petworth and it took 25-30.[/quote]

I've lived in DC for 30 years, I'm pretty sure I know traffic patterns.  Comparing your 5 mile drive from Brightwood to Brookland to my trip down 16th to downtown shows you know nothing Jon Snow. [/quote]

I live in Columbia Heights, my kid's school is 2 miles away in NE, and it never ever takes me more than 20 minutes to get there and even less to get back. Sometimes we drive her there, come home to drop the car off and then walk to the metro to go downtown and we are at work by 9. [/quote]

I also had a child in one of those schools, and it always took me at least 1.5 hours round trip, usually more.  I took the S2, which takes about 15 minutes at some times, but over an hour if you are trying to make a 6pm cutoff.  I took to running or biking to get there, as it was much faster most days (about 30 minutes one way usually), but that was only one way and only when the weather was cooperative, and it didn't work if I wasn't fit for some reason.  My spouse did dropoff by car, and it took him an extra 45 minutes to hour and a half extra to drop off every single day, even though it would seem like it was sort of on his way to work.

I absolutely adore the school and would have kept doing it no matter what, but it is definitely a factor that people should consider.  The routes need to be tested out during rush hour when work and school is in full force (no holidays or August testing).[/quote]

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