Totally agree with Barbara Maureen Malin Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 16, 2023, at 8:56 AM, Barbara Peskin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Lincoln, > > If Option C is approved, Codman Rd and Lincoln Rd will be zoned for 18 units > per acre, so some 2 acre lots could have up to 36 residences. The village > center will be zoned for 25 units per acre. The new Lincoln residents, here > because of good intention to contribute to housing development, may be able > to walk to Donelan’s (after the reconstruction of the mall) but surely will > likely want to drive to the local CVS, Transfer Station, Lincoln Library or > Town Hall. The new residents will need cars. > > The HCAWG has estimated 169 additional units could be built on Codman Rd > alone. Option C as a whole implies that 454 incremental new units could be > built all in the Lincoln Station area. At 1-2 cars per unit that could result > in up to 900 new cars. The generous transfer of land from residents and the > town to an HCA compliant developer would result in a very different Lincoln > than we know now. That is why I am opposed to the inconceivable rush to > approve Option C. > > Surely a traffic light will need to be added at one or more intersections. I > live about a mile from Lincoln Station. While I enjoy an occasional walk or > bike ride to Doherty's or my garden at Codman, most of the time I drive there > or through there on my way to 126 or Route 2. Should Option C pass, putting > hundreds of new cars driving on Codman and Lincoln Rd daily, surely I will > now be stopping and driving through traffic lights on my 1 mile journey. > > All of this is unknown because we are being asked to vote on Option C without > a current traffic study and/or maximum potential numbers of new cars and > residential units Option C would allow. > > For these reasons, should Option C pass at Town Meeting in March, the dozens > of new residents living on rezoned lots might not have the same happy walk to > shopping and enjoying Lincoln in the way that inspired our initial > generosity. I hope as a town we can come up with a better option that > preserves the character of our town that so many have worked for. > > *Below is a screenshot of a slide presented by HCAWG, the notes added in red > are mine. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Barbara Peskin > > My Moments in Nature Photo Gallery: barbarapeskin.com > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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