City Engineers claim that traffic on this stretch of Forest Hill Avenue is expected to grow by 30% with the City claiming growth upwards to 44,000 vehicles per day. Actual traffic volume per day was only 27,000 in 2008 (between Chippenham and Powhite) and even more, it SHRUNK to 26,000 in 2009.
The numbers the City Engineers are using are way too aggressive, the neighborhoods along this stretch of road are already built out and are incapable of generating large increases of motor vehicle use. Lets stop using these numbers to justify placing a drag-strip through this neighborhood. We know that traffic grows to the size of the road, if you are worried about faster speeds and more cars, then don't encourage it to happen through road design.
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