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From: Ken Gorby [mailto:gorbs123@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 8:26 AM To: Mann, Chris A Cc: aken Subject: NASB TRANSPORTATION STUDY KEN GORBY 2 Westminster AVE BRUNSWICK ME 04011 I will be affected by 2b and I am not pleased as you can imagine. all variations affect me and my home. Reason I bought home on dead end was to avoid traffic, congestion etc. Feel that your study tries to solve all problems but only on paper. How traffic etc changes with one plan will not necessarily get better by having more plans in place. Also feel roundabout at exit 28 connector/rte 1 intersection and removing all signs directing traffic onto pleasant st would improve traffic flow, reduce cars on pleasant. then if not working as desired try another plan. ken gorby Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: olivermarlene@yahoo.com [mailto:olivermarlene@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:19 PM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal Thank you for asking for public comment. I have not read the draft report summary and am basing my opinions on today's Times Record Editorial. 1) I am wary of hiring consulting firms, especially from out of state. I will guess that their employees don't live in this area and don't use the roads on a regular basis whether by car, bicycle or by foot. If consulting firms did not come up with major and expensive recommendations their fees might not get paid. 2) Roundabouts cause crashes, namely for bicyclists and pedestrians with visual impairments, and tourists unfamiliar with the area. 3) Raised medians also cause crashes. Two places that come to mind are on the Coastal Connector and Rte. 1 near the Swinging Bridge. I feel they are more nuisances than helpful, especially in the winter and at night, and can force cars to enter the path of bicyclists. 4) As far as widening the Coastal Connector I am for any widening that will benefit bicyclists and pedestrians. I live in Topsham and have two children attending Mt. Ararat High School. Although the Connector is a direct route from my house to the school I will not allow them to walk or bicycle to school by way of the Connector. It is simply too dangerous. 5) Please don't put another traffic light on Route 201. Thanks for reading this. I lived in Boston and California; by comparison driving through Brunswick and Topsham is a piece of cake!! Marlene R. Oliver Do NOT add to mailing list. Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: gil.peterson@hotmail.com [mailto:gil.peterson@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:58 AM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal The proposed roundabouts, or traffic circles, on Pleasant Street would enhance the flow of traffic and should be considered a viable alternative to the current situation. However, the current mess at the intersection of Stanwood, Pleasant, and Mill Streets needs serious redesign as its current status causes serious backups on Mill Street. Cars turning left from Stanwood onto Pleasant Street do not turn into the left lane, causing cars on Route 1 to stop. Mill Street, the direct access to the Route 1 by-pass, should be four lanes to maintain the flow of traffic, and the Coastal Connector should also be four lanes for the same reason. The intersection of Routes 201 and 196 works well and should be maintained as it is. Gil Peterson 25
Do NOT add to mailing list. Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: peterd@midcoastimaging.com [mailto:peterd@midcoastimaging.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:34 AM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal I have lived in Brunswick for over 23 years, part of that time on Route 123 next to the Navy base, and the rest of that time here in East Brunswick to the East of the base. I've looked over your Transportation Feasibility Study carefully, and there seems to be one glaring issue that is not being addressed. Put as simply as possible, the traffic coming up from Harpswell on Route 24 heading for the downtown Brunswick area & points West should not have to travel on Bath Road, with its high traffic volume & "high crash locations". Similarly, the traffic coming up Route 123 heading for Cooks Corner and points East should not have to travel through this congested and accident-ridden Bath Road artery either. If you made provisions for traffic to flow South of the runway across from Route 123 to Route 24 (Golf Course intersection and Coombs Rd intersections, respectively,) you would significantly cut down on the traffic volumes and accident rate on Bath Road and the Cooks Corner and Sills Drive intersections. This would give you a much higher chance of success with any of your traffic access strategies to the new Brunswick Landing facilities. Peter Dessereau Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: eswan@pineisland.org [mailto:eswan@pineisland.org] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 7:46 AM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal I prefer the "traffic-calming boulevard" model for outer Pleasant Street. Roundabouts at intersections will move traffic smoothly and will be more visually appealing than traffic lights and lots of lanes. Until power lines are buried on outer Pleasant, it will be hard to make it look much less ugly than in looks now, but eliminating one of the existing travel lanes will free up space for much-needed aesthetic improvements. I strongly oppose widening Mill Street to 4 lanes. Every effort should be made to divert traffic onto the Coastal Connector, a road that is much more suited to being widened than a downtown street abutting a residential neighborhood like Mill Street. In summary, please don't propose any solutions that widen existing roads with the exception of the Coastal Connector, whose sole purpose is moving traffic and is therefore more suited to that role. Emily Swan Do NOT add to mailing list. Email sent by VHB QuickMail.NET From: cfolsom@localnet.com [mailto:cfolsom@localnet.com] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 6:21 AM To: cmorris@morriscomm.net; Kennedy, Marty Subject: Brunswick Naval Air Station website form submittal Re: Strategy 2C Improving mobility on Mill Street I live in the Topsham Heights neighborhood and work in downtown Brunswick. I go home for lunch and travel across the black bridge and along Mill Street 4 times each day. A middle turn lane on Mill Street would be helpful for left turning traffic coming out of Cushing Street to have a place to go to while waiting to merge into southbound traffic. Presently, an opening is needed in both northbound and southbound lanes in order to turn left. Also, the yield at the end of Mill turning onto Pleasant seems to be the major contributor to the back up of traffic along Mill in the summer time. Drivers who are unfamiliar come to a complete stop and wait. It would make more sense to restrict traffic turning left off Stanwood to the inner lane and allowing Mill to flow into the outer lane. Lastly, the end of Cumberland where it meets Mill is wide enough for a right turn and left turn lane designation. Drivers often pull to the far right and sit with their blinkers on for a left hand turn; impeding all those who could turn right. (My other option for getting home would be a left hand turn onto 26
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1 Introduction 1.1 Project Backgrou
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