Developer says traffic counts support drive‑through; commissioners say intersection is constrained
The project's attorney told the commission DOT counts show about 20,000 cars per day on Pilgrim Road and argued the site would capture existing traffic; commissioners countered that queueing and local geometry make the site uniquely risky for spillover and accidents.
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Brian Randall, attorney for the developer, told the Plan Commission the Pilgrim Road corridor already carries substantial traffic and that a drive‑through would largely capture pass‑by trips rather than create new demand. Randall said DOT traffic counts show roughly "20,000 cars per day going north and 19,800 south of Appleton Avenue," and described design options — including rotating the building — that could add parking and orient drive‑through lanes toward the signalized intersection.
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