[Vision2020] ITD workshops today

[Bruce and Jean Livingston]

There is one more day of meetings, this afternoon and evening regarding 
transportation options related to Highway 95.  I agree with Mr. Sarff's 
comments, below, that the approaches of Hwy 95 to the city of Moscow will to 
a large extent influence or dictate the location of a by-pass (whether the 
by-pass is federally funded or a locally maintained ring road).

In the interests of sound community planning and recognizing that the 
Pullman-Moscow communities provide the bulk of transportation demand in this 
area, it has always been my belief that traffic alternatives should favor a 
location between Pullman-Moscow (e.g., the reserved right of way on the 
state line through the U of I campus, or across the state line in extreme 
eastern Washington), as opposed to routing traffic east of Moscow.  If we 
are to re-route traffic from downtown, a western re-routing should be 
provided before an eastern one, in my opinion.

Whatever your opinions, take the opportunity to make them known at the 
meetings today or this evening at Eastside Marketplace.

Bruce Livingston

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david sarff" <davesway at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:10 AM
Subject: [Spam] [Vision2020] ITD workshops today n tomorrow


> The findings of the first Moscow transportation study (out of three 
> recommended), regarding a by-pass, are that Moscow does not need a by-pass 
> that meets "federal design" standards. Moscow is about to receive a 
> "federally designed" highway from the South.  In my mind there are some 
> considerable incongruences in promoting relief of traffic by designing the 
> highway to federal standards and relief of traffic for the city via a 
> locally controlled by-pass or Ring Road, or what ever term one chooses to 
> purposely exclude the Fed. If we don't need one, we don't need the other. 
> With a new highway, built to Federal standards, a by-pass likely will 
> come, built to these same standards. If the present concept of "ring road 
> system" is put into place before that time, these new approaches of US 95 
> into Moscow need increased scrutiny now. The choices for the highway are 
> to go east or west of the present route, or to improve the existing route. 
> Residents need to seriously consider how this forthcoming highway will tie 
> into a future by-pass built to the same standards as the highway.  The 
> furthest extremes of routing East or West will influence, if not 
> altogether lock in, the application of a future outcome.  Please come to 
> the workshops for routing US 95 at the eastside marketplace Wed. and 
> Thurs. 19th-20th  sessions from 1-4 pm and 5:30-8:30 and take part in the 
> decision making process.
>
>
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