Traffic

With over 1600 students, there would be hundreds of cars arriving every morning at the site and hundreds of cars leaving every afternoon.
Many of these would have teenage drivers.
Some drivers would be parents, dropping off their kids.
There would be dozens of buses.
At lunchtime, dozens of students would leave by car for lunch and return.
The entire area surrounding the school is already having trouble supporting the current traffic. Click to see information about traffic accidents here.

Read an essay by Professor Donald Meyer about traffic flow on this site.

Now consider:

that the high school would only be accessed from Maple Road
that the plan has three entrances to the site, all from Maple Road
that a football stadium is proposed on the site as well
that many of the students will arrive at and leave the site via the M-14 freeway

Therefore, beyond the morning, lunchtime and afternoon chaos, residents will have to contend with nighttime traffic, lights, noise and parking.

Read the an article about Ann Arborites' concerns about the traffic and safety issues:April 20, 2004 Ann Arbor News: Opinions diverge on future high school site

Read the essay by J. Mark Finnegan about how the proposed site prevents rather then promotes walking to school.

In mid-October, 2004, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) retracted its request for access to the site on a second road simply because the AAPS says it believes it doesn't need it.

The WCRC also told CRS that there was no need to get an independent traffic study (beyond the one from the District's hired contractor, MCI, because the WCRC wouldn't look at it. The reason given was because it could not evaluate another study and still meet the developer's timeline!

We are waiting to see preliminary studies on the site's impact on traffic which the Board says it has conducted. Of course, with determination of the boundaries for the area (from where students will be drawn) not scheduled to be begun until fall of 2005, how can any real analysis of traffic flow be determined?

The AAPS does not plan to even begin defining boundaries of the areas in Ann Arbor from where students will be drawn for this school until the fall of 2005, with a final announcement in the fall of 2006. Why are they waiting? They are keeping people in the dark so no one will see the problems with this site until nothing else can be done to change the Administration's course. How can you know if you or your child is affected by all this? How can the planners for the AAPS have said publicly (as it did on 8/16/04) that 80% of the traffic will come in from the south on Maple Road and 20% from the north, if it is not known where the traffic will come from? What other numbers can't we trust?

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Main Archives Page (New High School) Environment Land Use Traffic School size Demographics Safety Archaeology Alternative sites In the News About CRS Write a letter ! Contact Us Home Page	Traffic With over 1600 students, there would be hundreds of cars arriving every morning at the site and hundreds of cars leaving every afternoon. Many of these would have teenage drivers. Some drivers would be parents, dropping off their kids. There would be dozens of buses. At lunchtime, dozens of students would leave by car for lunch and return. The entire area surrounding the school is already having trouble supporting the current traffic. Click to see information about traffic accidents here. Read an essay by Professor Donald Meyer about traffic flow on this site. Now consider: that the high school would only be accessed from Maple Road that the plan has three entrances to the site, all from Maple Road that a football stadium is proposed on the site as well that many of the students will arrive at and leave the site via the M-14 freeway Therefore, beyond the morning, lunchtime and afternoon chaos, residents will have to contend with nighttime traffic, lights, noise and parking. Read the an article about Ann Arborites' concerns about the traffic and safety issues:April 20, 2004 Ann Arbor News: Opinions diverge on future high school site Read the essay by J. Mark Finnegan about how the proposed site prevents rather then promotes walking to school. In mid-October, 2004, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) retracted its request for access to the site on a second road simply because the AAPS says it believes it doesn't need it. The WCRC also told CRS that there was no need to get an independent traffic study (beyond the one from the District's hired contractor, MCI, because the WCRC wouldn't look at it. The reason given was because it could not evaluate another study and still meet the developer's timeline! We are waiting to see preliminary studies on the site's impact on traffic which the Board says it has conducted. Of course, with determination of the boundaries for the area (from where students will be drawn) not scheduled to be begun until fall of 2005, how can any real analysis of traffic flow be determined? The AAPS does not plan to even begin defining boundaries of the areas in Ann Arbor from where students will be drawn for this school until the fall of 2005, with a final announcement in the fall of 2006. Why are they waiting? They are keeping people in the dark so no one will see the problems with this site until nothing else can be done to change the Administration's course. How can you know if you or your child is affected by all this? How can the planners for the AAPS have said publicly (as it did on 8/16/04) that 80% of the traffic will come in from the south on Maple Road and 20% from the north, if it is not known where the traffic will come from? What other numbers can't we trust?