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Neighbors warn new Highlands commercial plan would funnel interstate traffic into Erie neighborhoods
Summary
Residents near the planned Highlands commercial site told the council the project appears oriented to draw interstate traffic—naming national drive-through tenants—and urged traffic-calming measures and a use consistent with the neighborhood mixed-use designation.
Residents of Erie Highlands told the Town Council they fear a recently proposed commercial plan will bring high-impact drive-through businesses and heavy traffic onto neighborhood streets.
"The businesses that have submitted applications include a McDonald's, a Valvoline, a Kwik Trip...at an estimated 3,000 plus cars a day," said Taran Ganglani during public comment, warning that the project as presented would not match the neighborhood mixed-use (NMU) designation and would harm pedestrian safety.
Sarah Morgan, another Highlands resident, said she…
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