09-27-2016, 08:55 PM
"That's not true. The new highway will by-pass a dozen signalized intersections, so in addition to the higher highway speeds it will also have less intersection delay. I'm going to guess that the new route will be 5-10 minutes faster, which does matter."
Exactly. Plus the development that is going in will slow down the road even more because there's at least 1 and I think 2 new roundabouts planned for the current highway.
I think my biggest problem with what Dan's saying is that it just feels like he's against anything remotely related to outward growth / improved car transportation. And that's just not practical/reasonable for where we are right now. And I also find it hurts the overall transit strategy by turning a lot of people off.
Exactly. Plus the development that is going in will slow down the road even more because there's at least 1 and I think 2 new roundabouts planned for the current highway.
I think my biggest problem with what Dan's saying is that it just feels like he's against anything remotely related to outward growth / improved car transportation. And that's just not practical/reasonable for where we are right now. And I also find it hurts the overall transit strategy by turning a lot of people off.