Loops are designed as driveways for retailers
Regarding the letter "Loop a disappointment" (April 26):
The writer has to understand that loops/beltways are usually constructed to allow through traffic to avoid the traffic congestion generated by development within the municipal limits.
Unfortunately, North Carolina builds loops as a tool for economic growth in urban areas, better known as urban sprawl, and the movement of traffic is never generally a consideration.
The new I-85 loop has reduced traffic congestion in "Death Valley," but it’s only a matter of time before the loop becomes congested with traffic trying to get to the new businesses, shopping centers and residential development.
Give it another 20 years and it will be quicker to go through the center of Greensboro on the old I-85/I-40.
Remember, the object of widening Wendover Avenue was to take traffic off I-40; now a good percentage of the traffic on I-40 is going to Wendover Avenue to shop and eat.
Heart of the Triad is a dream for the business community but a nightmare for current residents.
When North Carolina is buried under asphalt, commercial eyesores, floodlit roads and traffic congestion, may our once proud and beautiful rural areas "rest in peace."
C. Robin Dean
Clemmons
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And as long as people like Robbie Perkins and Jim Melvin continue to control local government you can bet it will only get worse.
Posted on May 3, 2008 8:19 AM