ALDOT may have put the brakes on its fast-tracked plan for a U.S. 280 toll road, but we all recognize that a solution must be found to alleviate traffic congestion on this vital roadway. We at ReThink280 believe we have a workable, less costly alternative. To learn more about the ReThink280 plan, please plan to attend one of these upcoming meetings:
* March 22, 4:00pm, Vestavia Hills City Hall
* March 22, 7:00pm, Mountain Brook City Hall
* April 1, 5:00pm, Hoover Municipal Building
The ReThink280 plan provides for express travel on U.S. 280 while preserving good local access and keeping businesses visible. It protects nearby neighborhoods and schools from the noise and pollution that would be induced by adding four new lanes of traffic, as ALDOT planned. It positions the corridor for meaningful mass transit solutions. And it does not rely on "innovative financing" or questionable toll revenue projections. Tell your representatives: it's time to ReThink 280!
2 comments:
It's easy to bash the states plan to help with the severe congestion on 280 but where is your plan? Is your plan just to let traffic get worst? I see plenty of drawings and and pictures of the states plan but none of yours. As far as I can tell you are nothing but business owners on 280 who will hate to see the gridlock go.
An elevated highway is just not a logical solution to 280 related problems. First, the lights simply have to go. Why can't exits without lights lead onto bridges over 280 or tunnels under 280, constructed to join access roads that serve local businesses and neighborhoods? Adding bike lanes to the access roads and bike/walking paths to the neighborhoods might even yield a health benefit opportunity along with assisting the transit solution. Also, if every neighborhood shopping center had a pharmacy, grocery, and bank, there would be less local traffic on 280.
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