What a coincidence
Ray Gronberg in the Herald-Sun uncovers the most amazing numerical coincidence of the weekend, more unusual, i think, than the San Diego Padres winning four consecutive games by the same 2-1 score.
This comes on the heels of another rezoning request last month which was also going to generate 149 rush hour trips. So we've got, in a very short span of time, a 240 unit apartment complex, a 75,000 square foot hotel, and a 19,000 square foot office space, all generating exactly the same number of rush hour trips.
What are the odds?
The Durham Planning Commission is scheduled to open hearings Tuesday on the two applications, in anticipation of relaying advice on them to the council.
One application is for a 75,250-square-foot hotel and retail complex off U.S. 15-501 next to New Hope Commons and Patterson Place. The other is for a 19,000-square-foot office building off Carpenter Fletcher Road in southern Durham.
In both cases, developers have promised to make sure the new buildings generate 149 or fewer vehicle trips during the morning or evening rush hour. That's one trip below the 150-vehicle mark Durham law says is the threshold for a transportation study.
Officials require transportation studies for major developments so they can see what changes to roads and intersections they should force developers to make to accommodate a project's additional traffic.
This comes on the heels of another rezoning request last month which was also going to generate 149 rush hour trips. So we've got, in a very short span of time, a 240 unit apartment complex, a 75,000 square foot hotel, and a 19,000 square foot office space, all generating exactly the same number of rush hour trips.
What are the odds?
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1 Comments:
How the hell are the developers going to guarantee the number of road trips? "You can rent space in my building, but don't hire sales people! They drive around too much." "You can have a store in my complex, but be sure not to have too many customers come by during rush hour!)
I'd like to see proof of a need for office or retail space in Durham before this gets approved. I certainly haven't had difficulty finding place to shop along 15-501.
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