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of TMs s,s <br /> z. <br /> Aannin Board <br /> c� <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> .wlashpee, Aassachusetts 02649 <br /> closely spaced intersections, it acts as interconnected queuing with limited storage. The more <br /> intersections allow for more opportunities of driving failure. She heard about negligence last <br /> time, and how drivers get confused when there is a lot going on. Every time you slow down on <br /> this corridor there is opportunity for congestion. Something glaring that never made the <br /> application was how our engineer asked them three times to give updated LOS and queuing <br /> summaries for the rotary, which they never provided. <br /> Ms. Faulkner continued that the Mashpee Rotary has been identified as a congested major <br /> transportation spot with many concerns. She read Bowman's response on Comment 17, and <br /> the analysis on the original TIS report. They note Mashpee Rotary's planned improvement <br /> MassDOT project. Using updated trip generation and distribution methods, the proposed project <br /> is projected to increase volumes by 2-3%, which are not significant impacts to operations of the <br /> Mashpee Rotary. She was on this Board when MassDOT presented their ideas, and we vetoed <br /> it, with no idea when they will return. She doesn't want to wait until that happens, and we have <br /> no updated LOS or queuing summaries because of that. This is the elephant in the room. The <br /> curb cut entry will cause friction as drivers merge right in and out, which will increase the <br /> number of conflict points to entering Route 28, a state highway that is already operating at <br /> capacity at peak season. In the document, Data Collection Methodology and Analysis, she is <br /> concerned about that. A simple example, the experts originally said 75% of people are going to <br /> the site from the north and 25% from the south. This Board took issue with that, and the figures <br /> increased to 60% and 40% respectively. When asked how they arrived at those changes, they <br /> noted they listened to the Planning Board and came back, but we are not the experts. The last <br /> issue is the parking lot. They complied with the bylaw and added ample parking, but Trader <br /> Joes is known for drivers hunting for spaces and drivers needing to be on high alert with <br /> turnover parking. She has been to 5 Trader Joes in the United States, and they all seem to <br /> have a problem. Elderly people backing out are slow and people are entering behind them <br /> fighting for parking spots. The busy season is here now. There will be an increase in queuing <br /> lengths with blocked turning lanes and high turnover. There are strong business advantages for <br /> having Trader Joes here. The location is poor, from an operational standpoint, despite other <br /> residents not knowing what this Board understands. <br /> Rob Hansen commented that this was a thorough presentation that he agrees with. He was <br /> hoping the traffic situation could be better mitigated. Having a Trader Joes in the proposed <br /> location will cause some clear disruption of traffic flows and he was hoping for more <br /> corroboration towards a more integrated solution. For starters, using Waggs Road into <br /> Shellback Way and providing a second egress. It could happen in the future if the situation <br /> becomes intolerable with the grocery store, he does not know. The people of Mashpee and <br /> surrounding towns have voiced the desire to have this Trader Joes, and there was a petition of <br /> 1 ,800 residents and nearby residents in favor. All of that needs to be taken into consideration. If <br /> the people want something, and we present the consequences as additional traffic and safety, <br /> and they still want this, possibly they should get it and handle the spillover of traffic later. He <br /> 5 <br />