Salem ZBA rejects proposed methadone clinic, by Sean Teehan, for the Boston Globe, Dec. 16, 2010 (Read Boston Globe article here...)
Yet... the ADDITIONAL 5,960 average daily trips per day, and 17,716 trips on an average Saturday for the proposed Lowe's and Super-Walmart expansion, which will rip out pristine forest, wetlands and historical resources.... does not worry Salem's officials?!!!
Quote from a traffic study of the Lowe's/ Wal-mart proposal:
- "In addition, the project will generate an additional 5,960 average daily vehicle trips (adt) for a total of 13,292 adt and a total of 17,716 vehicle trips on an average Saturday."
- “’Big box’ stores such as the proposed Lowe’s and Wal-Mart are large energy users and generate considerable traffic, both of which result in significant emissions of greenhouse gasses that contribute to global climate change.”
Reference The Secretary of State's letter: www.env.state.ma.us/mepa/mepacerts/2010/sc/enf/14532eenf.pdf
Other traffic related articles on this blog:
www.springpondwoods.com/search/label/Threat%3A%20Traffic
Thank you to a friend for sharing this information.
Peace
If the planning boards passes the Lowe's project, there will be another lawsuit from the clinic. ha!
ReplyDeleteDoes the MAPC know that Salem has no plans to increase traffic on Highland Ave? BOZOs
ReplyDeleteThis is amusing.
ReplyDeletereally amusing. they need to get their act together. but it is an act? isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSalem's addicts travel to Danvers, Peabody, Swampscott, and even Lynn's clinic. They don't want to help their own people!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just as funny as the Lion's mission to protect the environment.
ReplyDeleteI guess this is a good question to ask the Salem's city councilor's next meeting. But this isn't about traffic is it. This is about methadone, and Salem's desire to create an image of being a clean city, without addicts. I'm not saying it is safe to have people on methadone driving in Salem, or Lynn, or Chelsea or any other town that has a methadone clinic. But Salem needs to accept that maybe it needs to take care of it's own addicts and not expect other city's to do so for it. Why not put the clinic on a bus route so that driving is less necessary for those being treated!
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