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000008 ,.� � Bay Ridge Development SMA 7-88 Page -8- She also submitted that the EIS study for 1990 traffic was insufficient and further study should have been done to determine what the traffic will be for 1995 and beyond. She suggested that this area of the City of Everett, fronting on Silver Lake and S.R. 527, should be subject to a moratorium until the control of traffic has been resolved. According to her, a precedent for this has been established in Snohomish County. The witness also submitted that there is a need for a transit pull-out but it should be on-site. She also questioned the manner in which the right-of-way will be dedicated and submitted that a 100 foot of right-of-way is...required and not the 34 foot right-of-way as proposed by the State and City. She submitted that in future years, additional right-of-way will be needed and it will be more costly and difficult to acquire. In addition, the Witness submitted that the date used for the study of pedestrian use of the area, December 14th, is an inappropriate date because little pedestrian activity occurs at that time. B. Witness David Bartle submitted that he lives on 23rd Drive S.E. He submitted that excessive traffic will be generated from the site and that there is no guarantee that the development will not channel traffic onto 23rd and eventually onto S.R. 527. The witness requested some prohibition from this scenario. C. Witness Peggy Claflin submitted that the Applicant has not provided adequate information on pedestrian traffic circulation in the area. Based on personal observations, she submitted to have observed numerous pedestrians using S.R. 527 in order to walk around Silver Lake. She submitted that the Applicant, in determining the pedestrian use of the site, should have provided an all-day count and the count should have been done during months in which people are more likely to walk. The Witness also submitted that the Police Department had not adequately addressed the issue. D. Witness Al Kaminski submitted that the Environmental Impact Statement is inadequate because it does not address automobile accidents in the area. The Witness provided statistics of one year accidents in the area and submitted that the additional traffic to be generated will increase accidents. He further submitted that as traffic becomes more congested on I-5, S.R. 527 will be an alternate route which will compound the problems in the area. 000052