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Presentation proposes Elm Avenue extension and finer street grid to knit Spring Hill into West Dundee
Summary
Tim Scott highlighted transportation as a critical constraint and proposed a Northwest spine—an extension of Elm Avenue to Route 72 and Main Street—to distribute traffic with a finer grid rather than relying on a four‑lane perimeter collector.
Transportation and connectivity were central elements of the presentation. Tim Scott argued that a finer‑grained street network would distribute traffic more efficiently than depending on a wide perimeter collector, and he identified a major move as a "Northwest spine" — essentially an extension of Elm Avenue down to Route 72 and Main Street — to make the site more accessible and buildable.
Scott cautioned that the diagrams shown were exploratory and subject to change, but he said improving walkability, bikeability and the distribution of traffic were necessary design objectives. He contrasted a downtown‑style fine grid with the current four‑lane collector approach and said that critical infrastructure decisions should balance flexibility with the need to make parcels developable.
