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Needham working group asks for numbers on traffic diversion; consultant to deliver analysis by mid‑January
Summary
Members pressed the project team for quantitative diversion estimates and clearer presentation (one‑page trade‑offs with appendix). Staff said diversion analysis is in contract and expected in about 6–8 weeks; group favored a short overview with numeric ranges and a detailed appendix.
At the Nov. 19 Envision Needham Center Project Working Group meeting, several members urged the project team to present traffic impacts as numbers rather than only narrative descriptions, citing business and neighborhood concerns about diversion to side streets.
Chair (Speaker 2) and Speaker 1 led the discussion about presentation format. "Is it in words or is it in numbers that we think provides…
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