n ~ <br />t <br />commercial lots,at the intersection;of O:akleigh I ane and River- Rd. dq affect the ease with whzch <br />residents may leave'the streets in.cat's orlon foot.or bicycle Brut theydo.not;impact the <br />residential wife on the 'street:.'When. considered, as: total percentage of'the. cars- that grill aetually> <br />drive by homes on Oakleigh, where children~play and! neighbors corigregate, the total number of <br />trips estimated for OMC represents a much.larger percentage i:ncreas&Iif `traffic, <br />The street "is narrow and e destrians, cyclists, And cars all Share a small ;space. My son is. one <br />year old,.:and we are one of the 7+ households on the.street that have small children in' residence. <br />The children'use, the street :for recreation_ and around them neighbors :meet and cornnniine daily <br />while watching our children.: Thusthe,amou tt-of tra'ffic,actuallymoving.dijWii the street,, <br />th isir than 'most the, total <br />for resdents forsevaluatinb'those who sedestin~ition is the,icommercial. <br />caP g the compatibility and harmony of the PVD <br />with the current,neighborhopd. I ask that yo'u take this into account, iniii rally requinng`the <br />applicant"to conduct a tt'Affi'e study' hatwotild fake into account all traffic 1noVing'into the street <br />As, well as total trips. at the cap' of the-stre..et. <br />Many of the community's objections to the. development as currently proposed hinge on the <br />incompatibilify of.the development rwith the surrounding area. 'To recapitulate vvhat is i o'. doubt <br />faiiiiliar, the OMC's (.l) many; very;large buildings - several>4 tirnes'the size of average <br />bui;ldings`on. the street; (2) doubled or-still'-more' iilcreased'traffic, and,Q) densely packed. (4) <br />multi family units in an azea of. single-familyresidential development: on quarter=acre lots` is <br />iricormafible with the current character of the neighborhood, <br />Since. 6"dMpatibil.ity with surrounding area is part of°.the special burden on 'applicants hoping to <br />change: use in the Greenway; .these arguments should have particular force; n this, portion of the: <br />meadow development. They are also a requirement of'the', city,, -a regUirernent that,I'. argue is, not <br />being hiet here: <br />Very truly yours; <br />;Zara Bovilsky . <br />