Hundreds of local residents asked city council to consider a horrible traffic situation fully this BEFORE approval of this project; even going so far as to point out failures of the developer to submit a traffic study prior to approval. Project was approved WITHOUT a developer funded study in hand. Now you want the people to pay $600K for a study to tell you this again? This project & others in area of concern WILL degrade intersections to D,E,F status, will cause overcrowding & dangers in school zones on Pontiac Trail, & will significantly degrade quality of life for existing residents of Lowertown. Planning & City Council should require aggregate traffic studies for all projects w/projections taking new/possible developments into account. To not require this is in violation of our planning guidelines & negligent to the point of criminal. Make developer pay for any studies! Prohibit removal of zoning restrictions and lot split via administrative means!
Hundreds of local residents asked city council to consider a horrible traffic situation fully this BEFORE approval of this project; even going so far as to point out failures of the developer to submit a traffic study prior to approval. Project was approved WITHOUT a developer funded study in hand. Now you want the people to pay $600K for a study to tell you this again? This project & others in area of concern WILL degrade intersections to D,E,F status, will cause overcrowding & dangers in school zones on Pontiac Trail, & will significantly degrade quality of life for existing residents of Lowertown. Planning & City Council should require aggregate traffic studies for all projects w/projections taking new/possible developments into account. To not require this is in violation of our planning guidelines & negligent to the point of criminal. Make developer pay for any studies! Prohibit removal of zoning restrictions and lot split via administrative means!