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Marla Keene
From:Mark Freker <m.freker@bfjplanning.com>
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To:Marla Keene
Cc:Georges Jacquemart
Subject:EXTERNAL: RE: SD-22-03_1170 1180 Dorset St - technical review
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Hello Marla,
Below I provide comments on BFJ’s review of the Park Road Commons development phase. Please let me know if you
have any questions regarding this response.
Park Road Commons (1170-1180 Dorset Street)
BFJ conducted a review of the November 13th, 2020 (Rev. January 24, 2022) Technical Memorandum prepared by
Lamoureux & Dickinson Consulting Engineers for the proposed ‘Park Road Area’ development at 1170-1180 Dorset
Street. We are in agreement with Lamoureux & Dickinson’s Park Road Commons trip generation findings.
BFJ also reviewed the roadway alignment sketch plan in consideration of traffic safety and circulation. BFJ utilized
Google Earth aerial and Street View to review sight distances and we are in agreement that there are no sight distance
conflicts at the proposed roadways. BFJ concurs with previous staff comments that the proposed distance between
westerly “Road A” and easterly “Road B” (approx. 115’ apart) could be enhanced from a traffic safety perspective by
swapping the location of the eastern private road with the location of units 9 through 14. More importantly, BFJ feels
that the short dead end streets are very inefficient from a traffic circulation point of view, especially for service vehicles
(mail, FedEx, garbage, snow plow) and should be avoided. The applicant should reconfigure the layout either as a U-
shaped loop road or one longer dead-end roadway. Either of these scenarios would increase circulation efficiencies and
could improve traffic safety.
Mark Freker
BFJ Planning
115 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10003
T. 16463815702
E: m.freker@bfjplanning.com
From: Marla Keene <mkeene@sburl.com>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 7:21 PM
To: Mark Freker <m.freker@bfjplanning.com>
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Cc: Georges Jacquemart <g.jacquemart@bfjplanning.com>
Subject: SD-22-03_1170 1180 Dorset St - technical review
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Hi Mark,
This application will be reviewed by the Board at the March 15 DRB hearing.
Project Description
Preliminary plat application #SD-22-03 of Rivers Edge Building Development, LLC for the 3.6 acre “Park Road Area”
phase of a previously approved master plan for a 450-acre Golf Course and 354-unit residential development. The
planned unit development consists of consolidating three existing lots for the purpose of constructing fourteen
dwelling units in two-family homes on two private roads, 1170 & 1180 Dorset Street.
I’m not terribly concerned about the traffic impacts of 14 additional homes, but we did push them pretty hard on the
roadway alignment at sketch plan. I’ve included the EX plan because it gives a better flavor of the contours. I’ve also
attached my sketch plan review comments, which includes a lot of observations about the roads/sidewalks. Can you
review, particularly with traffic safety in mind, by this Friday 3/4? If that’s too soon, I can incorporate a bit later, but I’ll
be publishing my report on Wednesday 3/9, so that’s the drop-dead date.
In addition, I’d be happy to chat on the phone if you have any informal observations.
Marla Keene, PE
Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington
180 Market Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 846-4106
www.southburlingtonvt.gov
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