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McDonald’s seeks double drive‑through and reduced parking; traffic consultant says reconfiguration will ease East Main backups

Stamford Planning Board · August 26, 2025
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Summary

McDonald’s representatives told the Stamford Planning Board they plan to reconfigure the East Main Street site to a side‑by‑side (double) drive‑through, reduce on‑site parking from 61 to 37 spaces and add digital menu boards; a traffic consultant said the change should increase queue capacity and reduce backups onto East Main Street, and the board voted to forward variances to the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Counsel for the applicant, Chris Russo of Russo & Rizzio LLC, and traffic consultant Ethan Chikovsky presented a plan to reconfigure the McDonald’s at 1103 East Main Street to a double (side‑by‑side) drive‑through, reduce on‑site parking, and install digital menu boards and a springboard canopy. Russo said drive‑through sales currently represent roughly 70% of service and the proposed layout…

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