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Minutes for the Meeting of November 12, 2008 Page 5 Mr. Hornig said the consensus seemed to be to have a generic solution for a district rather than individual developments. There should not be general rules across the board, just make specific provisions for the CM zone. Intersection capacity should not be based on a good LOS as it would encourage cut through traffic. Mitigate existing impacts and make improvements or keep a number of small trip of wires and take monies for what improvements were needed, not LOS. Neighbors were not as concerned with the LOS as other things. Mr. Canale said to bring up the LOS for pedestrians and bicycles first. We have no idea as to what was cut through or additional traffic and we need to get a better handle on it first. Mr. Zurlo said LOS should be part of the discussion. It would not be the most important measure for all intersections, but would be for some. Mr. Hornig asked if the problem was not getting through the intersection, or too many getting through the intersection? Ms. Yanofsky said that if an intersection was bad you might not get a quality development. Mr. Hornig said there was skepticism about a predetermined LOS, that a more flexible standard would be desired. Mr. Galaitsis said that LOS should not be the only metric of traffic impact, but if a standard included LOS, then the LOS be improved. Mr. Canale said that if there was a minimal LOS it should be for all modes of transportation and there should be no more then half hour head time for mass transit. Mr. Hornig asked if we could not meet the standard did that mean it could not be built? Mr. Canale said have a plan in place with a commitment from town. Once in place trip wires would no longer be needed and it could be revisited on a regular basis. Ms. Manz said she agreed with having a plan in place, but development could be sporadic and could be in small spurts; who would pay for what? Mr. Hornig said the plan would tell you what to do when based on factors established early on. It would start with an initial phase and move on from there. Mr. Galaitsis said he would like the improvements to be front-loaded. Mr. Zurlo said a fund tied to a plan could work, starting with capacity and new ways to measure traffic impacts in addition to LOS. The plan would define measures that were important and fund them directly. Ms. Yanofsky said to think about outcomes and craft a bylaw and then check with the engineers. Mr. Hornig said for Hartwell Avenue the Board could move in the direction of having a fund and plan with no specific burdens on developers except funding. Mr. Galaitsis said a plan must exist and be accepted by