Anonymous
11/15/2023 09:03
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!
Too bad Langley Park is in PG county....
Anonymous
11/15/2023 07:58
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!
Yes, it isn't a coincidence that the boundary study will happen around the time the purple line opens, allowing the board to use diversity subwaying to help meet their goals.
Yes, it literally is a coincidence.
That will enable the board's secret plan to diversify West County schools!
It's all starting to make sense!
Anonymous
11/14/2023 14:04
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!
Yes, it isn't a coincidence that the boundary study will happen around the time the purple line opens, allowing the board to use diversity subwaying to help meet their goals.
Yes, it literally is a coincidence.
That will enable the board's secret plan to diversify west county schools!
Anonymous
11/14/2023 08:27
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!
Yes, it isn't a coincidence that the boundary study will happen around the time the purple line opens, allowing the board to use diversity subwaying to help meet their goals.
Yes, it literally is a coincidence.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 08:25
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!
Yes, it isn't a coincidence that the boundary study will happen around the time the purple line opens, allowing the board to use diversity subwaying to help meet their goals.
Damn you, Poe's Law.
The Purple Line is light rail, by the way. It will run at street level almost everywhere.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 08:19
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!
Yes, it isn't a coincidence that the boundary study will happen around the time the purple line opens, allowing the board to use diversity subwaying to help meet their goals.
Anonymous
11/13/2023 19:07
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Going from Langley Park to BCC or any W would be super easy even!
Anonymous
11/13/2023 14:07
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
No fair! We can't call it "busing" (or "bussing") that way!
Anonymous
11/13/2023 14:00
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
+1 The opening of the purple line would bring a lot of new possibilities. A bunch of kids currently zoned for Northwood in DTSS apartment complexes would be able to walk to either the SS library or the SS Metro and ride directly to B-CC.
It would be a 15 minute train ride as opposed to a 40 minute bus ride.
Anonymous
11/13/2023 12:56
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.
It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.
From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.
No, the next closest HS is Northwood.
That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.
DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC
Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:
4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu
5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu
The REAL Google Maps offers routes for driving, transit, walking, and bicycling. It's a great feature. You might check it out some time. Your route is the driving route.
I did exactly that, and Takoma was much closer to BCC than Northwood. Not sure why a fact like this would bugs you so much.
I mean, no, it's not, but there's no point in getting in an argument with anonymous randos on the internet on the topic of Two Plus Two Does Not Actually Equal Three.
The actual distances are irrelevant. All that matters in terms of a boundary study is that all three high schools (Blair, Northwood, BCC) are reasonable distances from Takoma Park, DTSS, etc.
Sorry but distance matters.
Even a few tenths of a mile? A few tenths of a mile matter? Why?
Anonymous
11/13/2023 12:54
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
There's also the question of the Purple Line, which will make it much easier to get from DTSS to downtown Bethesda (BCC) once it's (finally) open. If they were smart, they would have high schoolers use the Purple Line rather than buses to get from some neighborhoods in and near DTSS to BCC. There will be lots of neighborhoods that are walkable to Purple Line stations.
Anonymous
11/13/2023 12:01
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.
It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.
From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.
No, the next closest HS is Northwood.
That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.
DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC
Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:
4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu
5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu
Who knew that BCC was so close to TKPK but even closer to Einstein? With the new addition at BCC and changes to their boundary because of Woodward that could really help with overcrowding in the DCC.
Anonymous
11/13/2023 11:59
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.
It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.
From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.
No, the next closest HS is Northwood.
That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.
DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC
Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:
4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu
5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu
The REAL Google Maps offers routes for driving, transit, walking, and bicycling. It's a great feature. You might check it out some time. Your route is the driving route.
I did exactly that, and Takoma was much closer to BCC than Northwood. Not sure why a fact like this would bugs you so much.
I mean, no, it's not, but there's no point in getting in an argument with anonymous randos on the internet on the topic of Two Plus Two Does Not Actually Equal Three.
The actual distances are irrelevant. All that matters in terms of a boundary study is that all three high schools (Blair, Northwood, BCC) are reasonable distances from Takoma Park, DTSS, etc.
Sorry but distance matters.
Anonymous
11/13/2023 10:44
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.
It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.
From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.
No, the next closest HS is Northwood.
That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.
DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC
Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:
4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu
5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu
Why are you arguing about the distance from a metro station that’s not even in Maryland let alone Montgomery county? The distance from the Takoma metro in DC is oh absolutely zero relevance to any of this discussion about Takoma Park which is a city in Montgomery county Maryland not a neighborhood in DC.
Huh? My kid at Wheaton takes bus to Glenmont and metro to Takoma to get home all the time. Like a PP said, it's just outside of the TP city line.
Anonymous
11/12/2023 20:52
Subject: Takoma Park residents, where do your kids go to HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s 2.6 miles. That seems pretty close to me.
It's about 5 miles from Blair to the southernmost part of TP.
From the Takoma Metro, it's about 3.9 miles to Blair. The next closest HS is BCC, which is about 5 miles.
No, the next closest HS is Northwood.
That's incorrect. According to Google Maps, BCC is 5.3 miles from the Takoma Metro, whereas Northwood is 5.4.
DP. According to Google Maps:
4.6 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and Northwood
4.7 miles walking route between Takoma Metro and B-CC
Not sure why you post false information about something that is easily disprovable but according to the REAL Google Maps:
4.9 miles from Takoma Metro to BCC
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Bethesda+Chevy+Chase+High+School,+East-West+Highway,+Bethesda,+MD/@38.9855077,-77.0941183,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c96f9dde8bd1:0x5220ad74c172ab8e!2m2!1d-77.0885041!2d38.9864928!3e0?entry=ttu
5.2 miles from Takoma Metro to Northwood
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Takoma,+327+Cedar+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20012/Northwood+High+School,+University+Boulevard+West,+Silver+Spring,+MD/@39.0048862,-77.0507922,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c884a4be7d03:0xc5ab7e7ce2b65943!2m2!1d-77.0179073!2d38.9756131!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7cf6f82491595:0x959f2f69d5f73ef0!2m2!1d-77.0226649!2d39.0348484!3e0?entry=ttu
The REAL Google Maps offers routes for driving, transit, walking, and bicycling. It's a great feature. You might check it out some time. Your route is the driving route.
I did exactly that, and Takoma was much closer to BCC than Northwood. Not sure why a fact like this would bugs you so much.
I mean, no, it's not, but there's no point in getting in an argument with anonymous randos on the internet on the topic of Two Plus Two Does Not Actually Equal Three.
The actual distances are irrelevant. All that matters in terms of a boundary study is that all three high schools (Blair, Northwood, BCC) are reasonable distances from Takoma Park, DTSS, etc.