
{"id":4957,"date":"2009-02-26T09:07:35","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T17:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2009-02-26T09:07:35","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T17:07:35","slug":"letter-clarification-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2009\/02\/26\/letter-clarification-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Clarification needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I read with astonishment the response by the Carrboro Planning Board\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s James Carnahan to Alderman Dan Coleman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s remarks regarding the Colleton Crossing issue. Accordingly, I am addressing my response to Mr. Carnahan for some clarification.<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mr. Carnahan: I am confused by your remarks regarding the Carrboro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Connector Roads Policy regarding the Colleton Crossing issue. On one hand you agree that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a re-assessment of the Connector Roads Policy will benefit Carrboro,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d yet on the other you indicate you \u00e2\u20ac\u0153would oppose any effort to water it down.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d So let me get his straight: you have determined your opposition to a policy that you support? <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But you weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t done. You determined that this mass connectivity actually realizes \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a critical unstated goal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d A critical goal that is unstated? While it is in everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interest for fewer miles to be traveled, it follows that the community\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interest is served by fewer cars clogging our roads. How can the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153unstated goal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of reducing vehicle miles traveled be served by substantially increasing traffic?<\/p>\n<p>You indicate the community\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s need for common areas. Our community is our common area. We have block parties, children playing in the streets, interactivity among our residents. The absurd notion that hundreds of additional cars passing through our community will enhance the quality of our lives cannot be sensibly supported. But you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re consistent. Regarding the downtown condo project and the fact that Carrboro is the most densely populated town in North Carolina, you responded, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d In support of that project, their marketing firm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rep said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Density is extremely important\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to a town like Carrboro. Perhaps they are marketing the Colleton Crossing project also.<\/p>\n<p>You claim to support a walkable transit oriented sustainable community. Is it your proposal that increasing the traffic through our community will enhance our walkability? Is it because there will be so much traffic we would rather walk two miles to the market than drive?<\/p>\n<p>Our lives are enhanced. Our small community is more than adequately served connectivity wise. Your contention that adding hundreds, if not thousands, of car trips daily increases the quality of our lives is hardly a logical contention. Growth is easy when quality of life is not a consideration. It seems sensible that advocating for the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153unstated goal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of reducing vehicle miles traveled would be to oppose proposals for more vehicles in what already is the state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most densely populated town, not support them. In fact, I am more than happy to make this a fully stated goal.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Weiss<br \/>\nCarrboro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read with astonishment the response by the Carrboro Planning Board\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s James Carnahan to Alderman Dan Coleman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s remarks regarding the Colleton Crossing issue. Accordingly, I am addressing my response to Mr. Carnahan for some clarification. Dear Mr. Carnahan: I am confused by your remarks regarding the Carrboro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Connector Roads Policy regarding the Colleton Crossing issue&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4959,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4957\/revisions\/4959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}