HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-03 Leonor Gentry
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From:Leonor Gentry <leonorgentry@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, October 2, 2024 11:29 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:Blayden Subdivision
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Greetings,
My name is Leonor Gentry. I live at 4095 W Silver River St, Meridian, in the Bainbridge Subdivision.
I am emailing to express my concerns with this development, particularly the very large increase in
traffic on Black Cat Road southbound from Chinden Boulevard. ACHD has updated their estimates to
an additional 7,809 auto trips per day: 490 p/hour in the AM peak hour and 641 p/hour PM peak
hours. That’s potentially 8-10 cars PER MINUTE lining up at the stop signs at McMillan and the traffic
lights at Chinden. This is in addition to the already extremely heavy traffic we’re faced with every day
at the Black Cat/McMillan and Black Cat/Chinden intersections. Additionally, these auto trips will
inevitably spill over onto W Vanderbilt Drive which bisects the Bainbridge Community and could pose
risks for students at Pleasant View Elementary.
The Blayden Development is currently only supplying a sidewalk southbound on the west side of
Black Cat that will end at Larry Lane. This leaves 500 feet of missing sidewalk before the next
sidewalk begins. This will place pedestrians (mostly children walking to Pleasant View Elementary)
using the roadside shoulder for that distance.
Frankly this is unacceptable. ACHD has future plans for widening Black Cat to five lanes in 2036-
2040. That’s 8+ years AFTER this development is scheduled to complete. They do have a tentative
plan for a roundabout at McMillan in 2028 which may help somewhat but who knows what else will be
built in our area by then.
I’m well aware Meridian City doesn’t build roads, but we must have this discussion and come up with
some workable solutions with other agencies.
I beseech you to bear these points in mind when voting on this proposal.
Thank you for your time with this matter.
Best,
Leonor Gentry
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