Engineer: five extra units would add only three peak‑hour vehicle trips

May 6, 2026

Traffic testimony at the May 6 hearing estimated the five additional age‑restricted units would add one morning and two evening peak‑hour trips, meeting Howard County adequate public facilities requirements and not triggering a traffic study, witnesses said.

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Traffic testimony at the May 6 hearing focused on peak‑hour trip generation for the five additional units the petitioner seeks. Mickey Cornelius, a traffic analyst for the developer, testified that the “5 additional units of age restricted housing would generate 1 additional weekday morning peak hour trips and 2 additional weekday evening peak hour trips,” and that this small increase would leave the project in compliance with Howard County adequate public facilities standards.

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