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Traffic study finds impacts manageable; neighbors warn of parking and safety risks
Summary
Staff's traffic analysis projects about 1,072 average weekday trips and found the surrounding network would operate acceptably through 2045; neighbors voiced concerns about on‑street spillover parking, narrow local streets, and pedestrian safety crossing Highway 42.
Staff presented a traffic study that estimated the project would generate approximately 1,072 average weekday trips, with peak hour estimates noted in the study. The consultant concluded that the surrounding roadway network would continue to operate at acceptable levels of service through the 2045 planning horizon and identified only one intersection improvement — potential signalization at Highway 42 and Griffith — driven by regional growth rather than the development alone. Staff recommended site‑specific improvements limited to stop signs at Cannon Street access points.
Several neighbors told commissioners they remain worried about parking overflow on narrow local streets (Cannon and Griffith), the safety of pedestrians attempting to cross Highway 42 and how the future Front Range passenger rail and South Street underpass will change local parking and circulation. Michael McClure, a nearby resident, urged the commission to "please consider parking in traffic" and said street geometry and frequent vehicle impacts on traffic control devices show practical problems despite the study's conclusions. Commissioners asked the developer to consider parking levels and welcomed the project's higher on‑site parking count as a mitigation measure.
