Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing traffic studies - Nyland

[Dick Margulis (dick]

When we went through the zoning process, we were required to submit a 
traffic study of the kind you describe. It had to be produced and signed 
by a PE. It was a minor annoyance compared to all the other engineering 
work we had to submit. If I recall correctly, it was around $6K in 2014. 
There was no magic to it, but it wasn't something the zoning board would 
have accepted a generic substitution for. It had to be specific to the 
road we were proposing to end our driveway on. It was a one-time 
engagement of a traffic engineer, and none of us ever interacted with 
him. It wasn't a big deal.


On 1/7/2021 3:51 PM, Midcoast Cohousing wrote:
> The traffic study is helpful, however, for a different question that has been raised:  
> the impact on traffic jams on Route One, a busy road already that people must use at 
> times.  If there is a study, even an old one, that indicates a smaller traffic impact 
> than a conventional development might produce, it’s one advantage we can point 
> to if people ask.