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carpool, mass transit, or other. Where they start their journey, make
>> connections (such as meeting a car pool) and get off for work. Also
>> the general time frame. Do they ever stop along the way What are
>> your shopping habits before and after work In what general part of
>> which town do you stop to shop or run errands Same goes for filling
>> up the vehicle.
>> Some means need to be made available if the options to these questions
>> don't fit a person's situation. Create an "other" option and a short
>> space for written information.
>>
>> Another survey could be taken among all businesses in the
>> mid-coast region, large and small. They could identify the areas they
>> service and the most traveled routes their patrons take (note the side
>> streets, as well as the main arteries they follow.) Time-frames would
>> also be useful.
>>
>> The idea is to create a time-lapse view that goes
>> along with a surveyed-view of traffic patterns and bottle-necks. If
>> there is a bottleneck and traffic comes to a stop, what is it that
>> clears the bottleneck.
>>
>> This survey could be quickly put together, posted on the
>> internet and advertized to the general population. No names need be given,
>> so more people should be willing to
>> take the survey. The results could be compiled automatically. Looking
>> at a map gives a good perspective of a situation, but adding the human
>> elements/patterns helps the engineers in their planning process.
>>
>> (D.) A new on/off ramp on Rt 1, one that is closer to
>> Brunswick, could also be developed, but I'd build it far enough East
>> as to bypass the airstrip. Otherwise the new road would have to be
>> looped all the way around the airstrip. As for a railroad spur, there
>> was one (and could be re-engineered to make it functional again) just West
>> of the existing main gate into the BNAS property. Older maps will
>> confirm the existence of this old railroad spur. If enough r/r
>> traffic comes to pass, then look into an overpass so the r/r spur
>> doesn't interfere with Old Bath Rd traffic.
>>
>> (E.) Actually, if the railroad was hauling strictly freight
>> to and from the North, a railroad spur could be built along the new
>> I-295 bypass road at mile 24, that feeds off the existing railroad line from
>> Freeport, before it reaches Brunswick (proper,) and let it run into
>> the BNAS property, then connect to the railroad line on the Old Bath
>> Road again. I would not, however, ever delete the railroad line that
>> runs through Brunswick. Heck, why not have a new spur as I just
>> explained, and refurbish the older spur as I described in Item D, above.
>>
>> (F.) I fully agree with the idea of using the Rt 201
>> overpass to create a new on/off ramp to I-295 (the Southbound on-ramp
>> is already built,) and shortly after build a new road from Rt 201 to
>> Rt 196. I would suggest improving the Meadow and Ward roads, maybe
>> even running the new portion all the way into Lisbon Falls, and then
>> let the new road connect to Rt 196 there, maybe at the RT 9 intersection.
>>
>> (G.) To entice businesses to move onto the BNAS property, how
>> about taking a novel approach. Since this property is being given
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