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December 24, 2012
Machelle Hill
Meridian City Clerk's Office
33 East Idaho Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642 VIA EMAIL
Re: CPAM 12-006 Larkspur
The Idaho Transportation Department has reviewed the referenced comprehensive plan
amendment for the Larkspur project site on SH-69 (Meridian Road) south of Overland Road.
ITD has the following comments:
I) ITD has no objection to a local jurisdiction's changes to a land use plan. The proposed
change to the comprehensive plan requires no ITD-related mitigation.
2) The proposed change in land use is a net reduction in site-generated trip volume that has an
important impact on the regional roadway system. The conversion from employment /
commercial center to residential development separates homes from employment
opportunities and increases the average journey-to-work and home-to-shopping trip
distance. Although this project is relatively small, the cumulative impact of such
rezone/comprehensive plan changes will certainly increase regional travel demand and
necessitate additional investment in the transportation system. These incremental changes
to the development plans incur a regional cost to expand the roadway network. This site's
location on the regional highway system could have provided some benefit in improving
accessibility and reducing both travel distance and the number of trips.
If you have any questions, you may contact Matt Ward at 334-8341 or me at 334-8377.
Sincerely,
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Dave Szplett
Development Services Manager
dave.szplett(a~itd.idaho.gov
IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 8028
Boise, ID 83707-2028
(208)334-8300
itd.idaho.gov