tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492816230786600529.post3304030089786523524..comments2023-10-31T10:25:36.400-04:00Comments on Dunwoody USA: Update from Councilman Wittenstein; Condition of Springfield RoadsBob Fiscellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622029302685035787noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492816230786600529.post-73422232583858441182010-02-04T10:17:54.812-05:002010-02-04T10:17:54.812-05:00While the demographics of Franklin, TN parallel th...While the demographics of Franklin, TN parallel the demographics of Dunwoody, you certainly can't make the same analogy with the geography!!<br /><br />Franklin is some 10-15 miles OUTSIDE the 440 loop around Nashville. An the Nashville Metro area has only 1/3 the population of Atlanta Metro. <br /><br />Franklin is also flanked on the east by I-65 (a major N-S corridor) and there doesn't seem to be much need for E-W traffic through the greater Franklin area. Sure, Franklin has a similar population to Dunwoody and even has a major mall along the Interstate as a visitor draw, but their access seems much better than the corresponding access thru Dunwoody.<br /><br />Now, I just spent 3 minutes on Google looking up Franklin, but I have to wonder how much "street maintenance" advice is relative to Dunwoody's situation? We're trying to "push a string uphill" if we think we're going to maintain our idyllic two-lane charm if we don't do some major intersection improvements to help traffic flow better along the roads we have.<br /><br />I'm not in the camp that the only improvement to Dunwoody roads must be four or six lane roads. There's a lot to be done by distinguishing between "widening an intersection" and "widening a road."<br /><br />The Council seems to be unaware or uninterested in these distinctions!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com