02/18/2026 PLANNING BOARD Minutes (2)

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of TMs s,s z. Aannin Board 16 Great Neck Road NOYth wlashpee, Aassachusetts 02649 Ms. Faulkner asked about the notes on Table 4, vehiculartrip generation, and she noted the week day afternoon is 170 total with 62 pass by. She alluded to the discrepancy of calculations, as the wrong percentage was used originally, thus making the intersections appear in better conditions from the incorrect pass by figure. Ms. Sullivan confirmed that correction was made following the original peer review comment from Tighe and Bond in their initial review letter, 36% was a carryover from a previous handbook and it was updated to the appropriate 24%, and it will be further looked at with new d ata. Ms. Faulkner noted pass by trips don't add volume to Rt. 28 but do affect turning movements at Rt 28 and Shellback Way. Passby trips increase queue in turning lanes. Passby trips increase rear end and angle crashes. Ms. Sullivan confirmed Ms. Faulkner's first statements, but said the crash increases would depend, any vehicle whether pass by or new has the same weight on crash patterns, as they are more intersection features than volume. Ms. Faulkner continued saying pass by trips on Rt. 28 will grow as our population grows, as well as surrounding towns. In general, pass by trips on Rt. 28 will increase as Mashpee's year- round and seasonal population and surrounding towns grow. Ms. Sullivan asked if she meant the number of trips to the site would grow? Pass by trips are part of a total trip generation estimate, it would be associated with development size. It would fluctuate seasonally sure, the number of trips wouldn't expect to grow, and pass by is relative to store size and land use. Ms. Faulkner's statement is pass by trips are going to increase as population expands, and surrounding towns. Even though Trader Joes is not causing the problem, there is a problem. Ms. Sullivan stated standard typical driver behavior is assumed throughout the study. Ms. Faulkner continued that she sees Level C LOS (Level of Service) appearing many times, meaning noticeable delays but still acceptable. Just because a LOS is acceptable does not equate to safe and functional operation on an already saturated Route 28. Ms. Sullivan stated they look at impacts related to the project and compare the impacts with the project at build to no build, they will update results with new data, but impacts show minimal increase with or without this project, looking at future conditions. 9