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Re: “Bridge to Nowhere”

Anon guy makes a very good point. The distance between Tree Hill Farm and Downtown is LESS THAN the distance from Elwood Thompson's (Carytown) to the State Capitol.

Heather O'Sullivan's proposed re-routing would never work. The route from Tree Hill Farm to Downtown via Rt 5 is under 4 miles. Presuming an average speed of 20 mph (pretty conservative!), it would take 12 minutes. The route from Tree Hill Farm to Downtown via Laburnum and I-64 is over 14 miles! Presuming an average speed of 50 mph (unachievable, but let’s humor Ms. O’Sullivan), would take 17 minutes.

So, this great idea would encourage people to speed through our neighborhoods and use the freeway to bypass our local businesses. And, it would take at least 5 minutes longer under this best-case scenario!

That’s not just poor planning, it’s illogical.

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Posted by Riva James on 03/07/2012 at 11:10 AM

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