Anonymous
04/15/2019 17:20
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Again, just like at Murch, the community would not have access to this garage so the poster who insists they can't keep walking their child to school like they always have can relax.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 17:15
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^public transportation to Eaton is not easy
Huh???? Cleveland Park Metro Stop is a stone throw away. It's VERY easy.
You can throw a stone 0.7 miles?
It’s a 15-20 minute walk, which is not insignificant after whatever commute is involved in getting to CP Metro, particularly in pouring rain or extreme cold.
15 minutes is not that long. Cry me a river.
On a nice day for somebody in good health, it’s not that long of a walk and actually rather pleasant. For anybody with mobility issues or poor health, walking half a mile up hill is not easy. Add in any inclement weather and it gets even harder.
I understand the site restrictions and honestly, I’d rather have an awesome underground multi-purpose room than parking, but the parking situation needs to be addressed. If not through underground parking then through re-zoning, passes, whatever. Teachers and staff will keep driving and parking in the neighborhood.
So, nothing is getting taken away from you with this renovation. You have never had parking, but suddenly it's something must have? Mmkkkaayyy
Elementary school children/parents aren't in the category i would worry about walking half a mile. Lots of them live closer than that,
Anonymous
04/15/2019 17:08
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^public transportation to Eaton is not easy
Huh???? Cleveland Park Metro Stop is a stone throw away. It's VERY easy.
You can throw a stone 0.7 miles?
It’s a 15-20 minute walk, which is not insignificant after whatever commute is involved in getting to CP Metro, particularly in pouring rain or extreme cold.
15 minutes is not that long. Cry me a river.
On a nice day for somebody in good health, it’s not that long of a walk and actually rather pleasant. For anybody with mobility issues or poor health, walking half a mile up hill is not easy. Add in any inclement weather and it gets even harder.
I understand the site restrictions and honestly, I’d rather have an awesome underground multi-purpose room than parking, but the parking situation needs to be addressed. If not through underground parking then through re-zoning, passes, whatever. Teachers and staff will keep driving and parking in the neighborhood.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:32
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Murch parent, if there were cost overruns that's a separate issue. However, parking always pays off...what about for assemblies and gatherings etc?
This city needs as much parking as possible. The areas with limited parking are miserable places to be.
I would be wrong but I don't think that the Murch garage is open to parents or other folks in the evenings or weekends. Just to the few teachers and staff that got parking passes. So not sure how it pays off.
Murch parent here. You are absolutely correct. We still get to park on the street (or walk) like we always did.
The way parking pays off is that you aren’t unnecessarily hindered in recruiting teachers.
I SERIOUSLY doubt that any teacher is going to turn down Murch, Eaton, Janney because of parking. Get real.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:32
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^public transportation to Eaton is not easy
Huh???? Cleveland Park Metro Stop is a stone throw away. It's VERY easy.
You can throw a stone 0.7 miles?
It’s a 15-20 minute walk, which is not insignificant after whatever commute is involved in getting to CP Metro, particularly in pouring rain or extreme cold.
15 minutes is not that long. Cry me a river.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:30
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Murch parent, if there were cost overruns that's a separate issue. However, parking always pays off...what about for assemblies and gatherings etc?
This city needs as much parking as possible. The areas with limited parking are miserable places to be.
I would be wrong but I don't think that the Murch garage is open to parents or other folks in the evenings or weekends. Just to the few teachers and staff that got parking passes. So not sure how it pays off.
Murch parent here. You are absolutely correct. We still get to park on the street (or walk) like we always did.
The way parking pays off is that you aren’t unnecessarily hindered in recruiting teachers.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:29
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^public transportation to Eaton is not easy
Huh???? Cleveland Park Metro Stop is a stone throw away. It's VERY easy.
You can throw a stone 0.7 miles?
It’s a 15-20 minute walk, which is not insignificant after whatever commute is involved in getting to CP Metro, particularly in pouring rain or extreme cold.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:28
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Murch parent, if there were cost overruns that's a separate issue. However, parking always pays off...what about for assemblies and gatherings etc?
This city needs as much parking as possible. The areas with limited parking are miserable places to be.
I would be wrong but I don't think that the Murch garage is open to parents or other folks in the evenings or weekends. Just to the few teachers and staff that got parking passes. So not sure how it pays off.
Murch parent here. You are absolutely correct. We still get to park on the street (or walk) like we always did.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:27
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My understanding is that DGS and DCPS will not consider underground parking for renovations currently ongoing or on the docket. The Banneker HS new build at Shaw will not have underground parking either.
I'm not surprised. The price that comes with building these garages is ridiculous. I am a Murch parent who thinks they wasted millions on that garage.
We are not right next to Eaton but cant see how it would increase congestion. Already on a busy road. What this limited parking does do is increase parking woes and wars and discourage car pooling . But then again the city LOVES ticketing for revenue.
I cant understand why faculty would not be given parking passes in any case? Thinking of those bad weather days when someone needs to turn up for work. Is it only Council and Mayor that get to park ANYwhere?
Murch parent, if there were cost overruns that's a separate issue. However, parking always pays off...what about for assemblies and gatherings etc?
This city needs as much parking as possible. The areas with limited parking are miserable places to be.
I think you picked a completely wrong part of the city/country if you think that no parking is a miserable place to live. It's called city living. Public transportation in DC is ample but the majority of families zoned for Eaton are within walking distance to the school. Why can't you walk? Your kids get a very minimal recess as it is. Walking is good for them.
Murch made it almost a 100 years without a parking garage. Sure, the teachers love it now. But it cost around 10 million (if I recall the numbers correctly). I find that ridiculous frankly. My employer doesn't care how i get to work. I don't these garages are worth the money. Sorry.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:23
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Murch parent, if there were cost overruns that's a separate issue. However, parking always pays off...what about for assemblies and gatherings etc?
This city needs as much parking as possible. The areas with limited parking are miserable places to be.
I would be wrong but I don't think that the Murch garage is open to parents or other folks in the evenings or weekends. Just to the few teachers and staff that got parking passes. So not sure how it pays off.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 16:16
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My understanding is that DGS and DCPS will not consider underground parking for renovations currently ongoing or on the docket. The Banneker HS new build at Shaw will not have underground parking either.
I'm not surprised. The price that comes with building these garages is ridiculous. I am a Murch parent who thinks they wasted millions on that garage.
We are not right next to Eaton but cant see how it would increase congestion. Already on a busy road. What this limited parking does do is increase parking woes and wars and discourage car pooling . But then again the city LOVES ticketing for revenue.
I cant understand why faculty would not be given parking passes in any case? Thinking of those bad weather days when someone needs to turn up for work. Is it only Council and Mayor that get to park ANYwhere?
Murch parent, if there were cost overruns that's a separate issue. However, parking always pays off...what about for assemblies and gatherings etc?
This city needs as much parking as possible. The areas with limited parking are miserable places to be.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 15:48
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:My understanding is that DGS and DCPS will not consider underground parking for renovations currently ongoing or on the docket. The Banneker HS new build at Shaw will not have underground parking either.
I'm not surprised. The price that comes with building these garages is ridiculous. I am a Murch parent who thinks they wasted millions on that garage.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 15:47
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:^^public transportation to Eaton is not easy
Huh???? Cleveland Park Metro Stop is a stone throw away. It's VERY easy.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 15:46
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
My understanding is that DGS and DCPS will not consider underground parking for renovations currently ongoing or on the docket. The Banneker HS new build at Shaw will not have underground parking either.
Anonymous
04/15/2019 15:45
Subject: Re:Eaton renovation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is no valid reason to not include parking. Spending millions of dollars yet leaving the facility with obvious, significant problems is irresponsible.
No one is talking about taking away from the library or the lunch room to build parking. We are just asking Mary Cheh to treat Eaton and its staff fairly and equitably compared to other recently renovated schools in Ward 3 in neighborhoods where parking is tight. She presumably got supplemental appropriations for those schools, so why not Eaton. It's not as if the DC government is in an austerity crisis -- Bowser just made the circulator bus free for all. We've heard speculation that Cheh won't go to bat for Eaton because there are so many out of boundary families at the school who are not her constituents. It seems to be true.
Cry me a river. Maury lost a huge %% of it's already tiny outdoor space in order to make room for parking. DGS refused to consider any other solutions. Go through the council to get the teachers approved for street parking.
Mary Cheh's staff promised a supplemental parking appropriation for Eaton, but then did nothing.