Dear Lincoln, If Option C is approved, Codman Rd and Lincoln Rd will be zoned for 18 units per acre, so some 2 acre lots could have up to 36 residences. The village center will be zoned for 25 units per acre. The new Lincoln residents, here because of good intention to contribute to housing development, may be able to walk to Donelan’s (after the reconstruction of the mall) but surely will likely want to drive to the local CVS, Transfer Station, Lincoln Library or Town Hall. The new residents will need cars.
The HCAWG has estimated 169 additional units could be built on Codman Rd alone. Option C as a whole implies that 454 incremental new units could be built all in the Lincoln Station area. At 1-2 cars per unit that could result in up to 900 new cars. The generous transfer of land from residents and the town to an HCA compliant developer would result in a very different Lincoln than we know now. That is why I am opposed to the inconceivable rush to approve Option C. Surely a traffic light will need to be added at one or more intersections. I live about a mile from Lincoln Station. While I enjoy an occasional walk or bike ride to Doherty's or my garden at Codman, most of the time I drive there or through there on my way to 126 or Route 2. Should Option C pass, putting hundreds of new cars driving on Codman and Lincoln Rd daily, surely I will now be stopping and driving through traffic lights on my 1 mile journey. All of this is unknown because we are being asked to vote on Option C without a current traffic study and/or maximum potential numbers of new cars and residential units Option C would allow. For these reasons, should Option C pass at Town Meeting in March, the dozens of new residents living on rezoned lots might not have the same happy walk to shopping and enjoying Lincoln in the way that inspired our initial generosity. I hope as a town we can come up with a better option that preserves the character of our town that so many have worked for. *Below is a screenshot of a slide presented by HCAWG, the notes added in red are mine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Barbara Peskin *My Moments in Nature Photo Gallery: barbarapeskin.com <http://barbarapeskin.com>*
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