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Message: [QUOTE="maxxyz, post: 2448030, member: 350"] Here's a very general analysis on why the grid boulevard would be best for the immediate area from [URL="http://www.cnysolidarity.org;"]www.cnysolidarity.org;[/URL] "An estimated 91000 vehicles travel either into or through Syracuse daily. Of that total, approximately 12% is thru-traffic. So during construction, about 11000 vehicles will get diverted around the city. The viaduct includes no plans to improve or expand Route 481, yet will divert traffic onto that highway for about 5 years. The tunnel also has no plans for Route 481 expansion/improvement, yet will divert traffic onto this route for 8 to 10 years. The only option that includes plans to expand and improve both Routes 481 and 90 is the community grid, with this section of the project occurring in the first two years of construction. In the latter phase of construction of the community grid, when traffic needs to be diverted, these roadways will already be prepared for additional traffic. If NYS chooses the viaduct or tunnel, with no improvements and expansions made to Route 481, it could be disastrous. The number of accidents and traffic jams could be significant and could open NYS up to lawsuits. For this reason, the community grid is the superior option; the scope of the community grid includes expansion of affected roadways. [B]Most importantly, the community grid would have the best impact on the neighborhoods in close proximity to I-81. It would replace the blighted area beneath the present viaduct with a tree-lined avenue. Years ago I studied air pollution, and I recall the CO monitor levels at the intersection of Almond and Adams Streets were often out of compliance. By diverting about 11000 vehicles around the city and then spreading the remainder of traffic to different streets in the grid, the air pollution will be both reduced and diluted benefiting neighborhoods already burdened with heavier concentrations of air pollution and noise[/B]." [/QUOTE]

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