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'''ReThink280''' | '''ReThink280''' was an organization of residents and business owners that lobbied for alternatives to the [[U.S. Highway 280#Proposals for relieving traffic congestion|elevated]] [[Progress 280#Skylane toll plan|tollway]] proposed as a means of relieving congestion on [[U.S. Highway 280]]. | ||
The group | The group represented a merger of independent groups from North [[Shelby County]], [[Homewood]] and [[Mountain Brook]], including '''Citizens to Save 280''' and '''Businesses for a Viable 280'''. The group favored an alternative design, commissioned by Citizens to Save 280 from traffic consultant Walter Kulash of North Carolina. The alternative proposal employed service roads to reduce the need for traffic signals and recommended planning business districts to counter the sprawl-driven creation of new interchanges. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 19 January 2021
ReThink280 was an organization of residents and business owners that lobbied for alternatives to the elevated tollway proposed as a means of relieving congestion on U.S. Highway 280.
The group represented a merger of independent groups from North Shelby County, Homewood and Mountain Brook, including Citizens to Save 280 and Businesses for a Viable 280. The group favored an alternative design, commissioned by Citizens to Save 280 from traffic consultant Walter Kulash of North Carolina. The alternative proposal employed service roads to reduce the need for traffic signals and recommended planning business districts to counter the sprawl-driven creation of new interchanges.
External links
- ReThink280 website