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1 Application: <br /> 2 The site that has the best adjacent natural screening will be ranked the highest. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Weighting Factors: <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Importance: <br /> 7 • Important <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Value: <br /> 10 • 5 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 <br /> 13 10. TRAFFIC COMPATIBILITY <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Consideration: Transfer stations often receive surges of traffic when collection vehicles have <br /> 16 finished their routes. Transfer station traffic varies locally but tends to peak twice a <br /> 17 day. The first peak is often near the middle of the day or shift, and the second at <br /> 18 the end of the day or shift. Therefore, the best sites for transfer stations are <br /> 19 located away from areas that have midday traffic peaks and/or school bus and <br /> 20 pedestrian traffic. Other considerations include: restrictions on vehicle traffic <br /> 21 routes, bike lanes and pathways (priority bicycle routes), and congested areas with <br /> 22 dangerous intersections. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Definition: Compatibility of projected transfer station traffic volume and vehicle types with <br /> 25 existing traffic mix and flow patterns in the immediate area of the site. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Application: <br /> 28 Sites with street or roadway connector access that do not currently or are not projected in the <br /> 29 future to exhibit significant midday traffic peaks and school bus or pedestrian traffic shall be <br /> 30 ranked highest, while sites with bike lanes (priority bicycle routes) will not be preferred. Land <br /> 31 use and development within a one-half mile radius of proposed site will be used to assess <br /> 32 potential compatibility issues related to connector streets and roads. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Weighting Factors: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Importance: <br /> 37 • Very Important <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Value: <br /> 40 • 10 <br /> 41 Chair Jacobs said that#10 Traffic Compatibility was the place where Olver was considering <br /> 42 referring to bicycle lanes. <br /> 43 Commissioner Gordon referred to Tracy Kuhlman's email again and said that she does not <br /> 44 know her, but that Ms. Kuhlman had rated this as extremely important. Commissioner Gordon <br /> 45 said that she has thought about this, and this criterion reads almost exactly the same as the <br /> 46 technical criterion. She thinks that bicycle routes should be in both technical and community <br /> 47 criteria. <br /> 48 Commissioner Carey said that he does not have a problem with this. <br /> 19 <br /> • <br />