[Vision2020] Highway 95 route study

[Kit Craine]

FYI plans for a bypass have been in the system since before Nixon ran 
against Kennedy. It's in the 1957 comprehensive plan. I, for one, am 
not holding my breath on that one.

Kit Craine

On Oct 27, 2004, at 6:35 AM, Dan Carscallen wrote:

> Mr. Schmidt and Mr. London,
>
> Having attended Moscow Transportation Commission meetings of late, I
> have seen that there *are* plans in the works for a ring road/bypass
> system, but it is still in its infancy.  I also attended the
> presentation of the Moscow Transportation Study by David Evans and
> Associates, which showed no (for lack of a better term) "scientific"
> data requiring a bypass/ring road system, citing the cost being
> prohibitive in comparison to the actual amount of traffic in and 
> through
> Moscow.  The Transportation Commission realized that there is still a
> perceived need, as well as taking into account pedestrian and bicycle
> traffic, that still leans toward a ring road/bypass idea.  If and when
> this system ever comes to fruition, it looks like the City of Moscow 
> and
> ITD (as well as other entities) will be cooperating to build the 
> system.
>
> I suggest people go to these meetings to see what's actually going on
> before they go firing shots at agencies about poor planning.
>
> DC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Dick Schmidt
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:11 PM
> To: Bill London; thorncreekroadtomoscow at itd.idaho.gov; 
> rbci at cableone.net
> Cc: vision2020 at whale2.fsr.net
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Highway 95 route study
>
>
> It is my understanding that if someone in the IDT had done their job
> instead of "forgetting" about an environmental impact statement we 
> would
> be seeing dirt being moved south of town.
> How come we never hear who the guilty person was who forgot to do his
> job and who has probably been promoted to his level of incompetence? I
> thought that route had already been decided.
>
> North of town, near the county line,  they are really moving the dirt
> and I hope that is the contractor that does the job between here and
> Lewiston. I hope they never give another contract to the contractor who
> took 2 years to do the 1/4 mile south in the city of Moscow.
>
> I thought I understood that the Moscow City council has already made 
> the
> decision to not have a bypass around Moscow because too many business
> would lose business. Supposedly a traffic count was taken and there
> isn't enough traffic to have a bypass so we will continue to have
> logging and chip trucks tearing up the streets of Moscow. Sounds like a
> fake deal to me.
>
> There should be a bypass included in any studies that are done at this
> time. Do they think that traffic is going to decrease in the future? 
> Who
> is making the decisions...............another bureaucrat who has been
> promoted to his/her level of incompetence?
>
> Dick Schmidt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill London
> To: thorncreekroadtomoscow at itd.idaho.gov ; rbci at cableone.net
> Cc: vision2020 at whale2.fsr.net
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:12 PM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Highway 95 route study
>
>
> Ken Helm, Project Manager:
>
> Here we go again.
>
> The Idaho Dept. of Transportation is planning to study the route of a
> segment of Highway 95 -- again -- without a serious look at the larger,
> cumulative impacts of their decision.
>
>> From what I could find on your website, your study focuses entirely on
> the 7 mile segment of Highway 95 in question.  You do not include the
> larger impact.  You do not widen the study to include the vital
> discussion of the future of transportation in the Moscow area, 
> including
> the issues of whether we will need or want ring roads or a Highway 95
> bypass.
>
> The present discussion of the route of Highway 95 and the question of
> any future bypass (moving Highway 95 around Moscow) are directly 
> linked.
> Logically, we can not discuss this routing issue without first
> discussing the bypass issue.
>
> You have the opportunity to facilitate the larger discussion of
> transportation in Moscow (highway route, bypass, and ring road system)
> that will enable sound decision-making.  Without that perspective, this
> EIS process is incomplete.
>
> Bill London
>
>
>
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