We, the undersigned residents of the Sunset Road neighborhood in Winchester, MA, wish to express our concerns over safety and environmental issues associated with the proposed redevelopment of the property formerly owned by Kraft/General Foods. We ask the City to review these concerns and require modifications and restrictions on the development to mitigate these issues.
- Our primary concern regards traffic associated with access to Sunset Road from the new development. Based on the size and scope of the development unrestricted access to Sunset Road would overwhelm the street with traffic in a residential neighborhood that includes many young children. We ask the City to prohibit access to Sunset Road from the new development.
- We are concerned about emergency access to Sunset Road for several reasons. Emergency access would lead to increased traffic on Sunset by encouraging people to park on the street and walk into the development through such emergency access roads. Given the inclusion of an assisted living facility, emergency access would also be likely to cause more traffic on Sunset since it would be the most direct route to Winchester Hospital. The presence of emergency access roads might also encourage conversion of such roads to unrestricted passageways in the future. We ask the City to prohibit any emergency access to Sunset Road from the new development.
- We are concerned about the buffer zone. We ask the City to require a reasonable buffer zone to Sunset Road that includes landscaping and fencing between the new development and Sunset Road. The purpose of such landscaping and fencing would be to minimize pedestrian traffic onto Sunset Road and therefore automobile traffic. It would also make the project more visibly appealing.
- We are concerned about the impact on the environment. In particular we are concerned about rain water run-off. As you are probably aware the area just west of the proposed development floods periodically. There is also a significant presence of wildlife in the area including deer, turkeys, coyotes and other animals. We ask that the City require an environmental impact study and that the developer be required to address any issues raised in the study.
Updates
June 18, 2018
The momentum behind this fight is shaking the city council and they finally have to pay attention to our neighborhood. We are proving that Winchester will not be steamrolled by developers who care more about their profits than the safety of our children.
Reached 100 supporters
June 18, 2018
39 Comments
Traffic down Sunset Rd is a big safety concern with so many young kids playing on the street - people already use it as a race track, and access to a huge development via Sunset would make it a lot more dangerous.
I strongly against an access to this huge development through Sunset Rd. This is unsafe for the large number of children at this neighborhood. 8 Churchill Circle
This development is a big surprise and will totally break the quiet and peaceful environment of this established community, we strongly oppose this huge development around quiet residential area
There should be no access point on sunset. This would create traffic in a neighborhood full of children. This is an unacceptable proposal
I am also concerned about the safety of our neighborhood and the inability of emergency vehicles to access the Sunset Road properties adjacent to the site. Sunset Road is a narrow, dead end cul de sac. Access roads to the proposed sites, and increased traffic, will make emergency vehicle access to adjacent Sunset Road properties difficult, if not impossible, were there to be traffic congestion in this narrow roadway.
62 Sunset Rd
12 Reservoir st
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We, the undersigned residents of the Sunset Road neighborhood in Winchester, MA, wish to express our concerns over safety and environmental issues associated with the proposed redevelopment of the property formerly owned by Kraft/General Foods. We ask the City to review these concerns and require modifications and restrictions on the development to mitigate these issues.
- Our primary concern regards traffic associated with access to Sunset Road from the new development. Based on the size and scope of the development unrestricted access to Sunset Road would overwhelm the street with traffic in a residential neighborhood that includes many young children. We ask the City to prohibit access to Sunset Road from the new development.
- We are concerned about emergency access to Sunset Road for several reasons. Emergency access would lead to increased traffic on Sunset by encouraging people to park on the street and walk into the development through such emergency access roads. Given the inclusion of an assisted living facility, emergency access would also be likely to cause more traffic on Sunset since it would be the most direct route to Winchester Hospital. The presence of emergency access roads might also encourage conversion of such roads to unrestricted passageways in the future. We ask the City to prohibit any emergency access to Sunset Road from the new development.
- We are concerned about the buffer zone. We ask the City to require a reasonable buffer zone to Sunset Road that includes landscaping and fencing between the new development and Sunset Road. The purpose of such landscaping and fencing would be to minimize pedestrian traffic onto Sunset Road and therefore automobile traffic. It would also make the project more visibly appealing.
- We are concerned about the impact on the environment. In particular we are concerned about rain water run-off. As you are probably aware the area just west of the proposed development floods periodically. There is also a significant presence of wildlife in the area including deer, turkeys, coyotes and other animals. We ask that the City require an environmental impact study and that the developer be required to address any issues raised in the study.
Updates
June 18, 2018
The momentum behind this fight is shaking the city council and they finally have to pay attention to our neighborhood. We are proving that Winchester will not be steamrolled by developers who care more about their profits than the safety of our children.
Reached 100 supporters
June 18, 2018
39 Comments
More though must be put into this project regarding the impact on the surrounding neighborhoods.
Traffic down Sunset Rd is a big safety concern with so many young kids playing on the street - people already use it as a race track, and access to a huge development via Sunset would make it a lot more dangerous.
I strongly against an access to this huge development through Sunset Rd. This is unsafe for the large number of children at this neighborhood. 8 Churchill Circle
This development is a big surprise and will totally break the quiet and peaceful environment of this established community, we strongly oppose this huge development around quiet residential area
There should be no access point on sunset. This would create traffic in a neighborhood full of children. This is an unacceptable proposal
I am also concerned about the safety of our neighborhood and the inability of emergency vehicles to access the Sunset Road properties adjacent to the site. Sunset Road is a narrow, dead end cul de sac. Access roads to the proposed sites, and increased traffic, will make emergency vehicle access to adjacent Sunset Road properties difficult, if not impossible, were there to be traffic congestion in this narrow roadway.
62 Sunset Rd
12 Reservoir st
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More though must be put into this project regarding the impact on the surrounding neighborhoods.