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Nearly all respondents recognized some problem(s) with the existing road system with the amount of traffic , size and location of roads getting' the most mention . Most comments mentioned the problem of residential streets being used as collectors . The fustration of using U .S . Highway 15-501 and N .C . 54 to "bypass" downtown traffic was noted vary frequently . However , respondents also indicated overwhelmingly that when the objective of neighborhood preservation conflicts with traffic efficiency, neighborhood conservation should prevail . Overall , 56% of the respondents consider the projections of potential future population totals for Chapel HILL Township and Two to be either too high or acceptable . Favored densities of new development range from a minimum Low density of one unit/acre to a maximum density of five units/acre . An overwhelming majority of the respondents also indicated that changes in residential Land use ( either higher density or different Land uses) should be changed only by a majority vote of the governing body after signatures (of approval) have been received from the owners of the directly affected properties and properties in, the vicinity . Foxm_of__ Urban Development : Respondents were split on whether urban development should be constrained geographically , creating a more compact urban form , 53% Yes and 30% No . They also split on their preference for the design of residential communities of uniform type and density , while 35% endorsed mixtures of Low, medium , and high density residential uses with smell scale commercial areas . Location and„_T,y_ges _ of L, n�. d Uses : The three options offered in the questionnaire for the Location 'of commercial Land uses were endorsed by an equal number of respondents . A total of 21 persons indicated Larger commercial centers downtown and along major highways as their preference, while 24 persons chose the same with moderate size centers along major roads in outlying areas . Twenty—two persons preferred the development of larger commercial centers downtown with moderate size centers along major roads in outlying areas , and small centers at intersections in major neighborhoods . An overwhelming majority of respondents indicated that areas for commercial Land uses should be designated in Chapel Hill and the JPA prior to these areas being developed , and commercial development then Limited to those areas for a planning period of 10 to 20 years . Location of industrial land uses received a split response . Just over 34% of the respondents indicated a preference for Locating industrial Land uses in Large industrial centers along major highways outside the Joint Planning Area . The development of such centers outside of Town but inside the JPA received approximately the same support (by 17% of the respondents) as developing the same with moderate size centers Located in Town along major roads . There was overwhelming support expressed for the designation and reservation of recreational areas and parks in Chapel Hill and the JPA by government purchase (through bond referendums) or, in certain areas , a prohibition of development . 54