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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Some thoughts:
- "Most dangerous" might be overstating things and will cause some to stop listening at that point
- Is it standard practice to assume that every housing unit will have two occupants who each will have a car and make five trips per day? That's the only way to get 7,500 daily trips from 750 units. When we were working, my wife and I might have made ten trips per week, less than 15% of your number.
- The work on the road is mentioned as not happening until 2030 but the developments are presented as if they are in place today. Is it not possible that approvals, permitting, and construction of the developments might take a few years such that their completion coincides with the road widening?
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Someone mentioned the section of 48 between 33 and the TPike as being worse, but that is 470 and that section has a shoulder although it is dark. A shoulder adds a significant level of safety.
The factor that is used to predict trips by planners varies between 3 and 20 per household. Three for age-restricted communities and 20 for active communities as these most likely will be so I was conservative using 10 which is the accepted average.
The developers have a time limit to get these going - four years is in the sunset clause. They have to do more than just clear the land, etc. If they don't, the zoning reverts back to the original classification so it is likely (although I hope not) that things will start happening soon.
Thank you for your response.