The Issue: Traffic Congestion/Transportation
There are two primary reasons why Roswell has such traffic woes. First, people are drawn to this city because of its great schools, wonderful parks, its history, and many other reasons. My family moved here for those same reasons. Secondly, Roswell has one of the most utilized east-west corridors in the North Atlanta Metro. Holcomb Bridge is a part of a connector from I-75 to I-85.
I believe we must have smart, balanced growth. In that growth, I want to learn as much about an issue as possible and not rely solely on my own understanding. I have already begun meeting with several city leaders, transportation experts, community leaders, and residents who are impacted by the heavy traffic in Roswell. Not only are we impacted by the traffic “in” Roswell, but we are seeing the traffic “through” Roswell grow.
My philosophy is that someone must merge community needs, subject matter experts, and a vision for Roswell’s future together to make great decisions. I, as a future council member, will not be dictating terms and potentially stifling the creativity of the very experts who can solve issues like congested traffic.
The Wright Plan:
There must be a criterion or guidelines for developing these plans. Here are five guidelines that I believe we should follow.
- Review the current traffic light system to verify if we have our traffic lights functioning in the most efficient manner that corresponds with the correct traffic flow patterns.
- Create an easy method that allows for citizen input into the bottle necks and easy solutions they see everyday in their drives through Roswell. While we must rely on experts for solutions, every citizen in the city can have a voice on what issues should be addressed.
- Development of a cost effective plan for moving cross-jurisdictional traffic through Roswell on the main arteries without stops for cross traffic.
- A corresponding plan for moving local traffic within the city without burdensome interference from pass-through traffic.
- Suspension of new high-density development until those two plans are completed, approved, and funded. The exceptions to these guideline are development that occurs along the GA400/Holcomb Bridge corridor or other development that has a corresponding transportation plan that shows a neutral or improved impact upon traffic.
Why does this matter to you?
I believe we must look at 21st century solutions rather than relying upon 19th century linear thinking. Our transportation and traffic opportunities cannot be solved by one silver bullet and thus needs creative solutions that fit within the five guidelines above.
Take the time to vote for me on March 21st so that I can bring a new, fresh voice of the people!