I just got the email confirming they are actually scrapping that awful plan and going back to the table from scratch which is honestly so much better than I ever expected. It really goes to show that constant nagging actually works because we kept showing up and pointing out those …
April 6, 2021
Final supporters
Mr. Stephen Dudley
Transportation Director
SCRCOG
[email protected]
Dear Mr. Dudley,
We the undersigned are loosely affiliated as The Friends of Historic Route 146. We are residents, neighbors, visitors, motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and more who use and love this unique and very special place. We write to express our concerns about the scope and direction of the Route 146 study that you discussed in a public meeting on December 1. We request significant changes to the existing scope of services and a more transparent public process of review and consideration for the future of the road.
Any study or plan for Route 146 should address the specific historical, environmental, and recreational attributes of this exceptional roadway—a State designated Scenic Road and bike route, which passes through three National Register Historic Districts. The plan’s deficiencies are abundant. It hardly mentions the need for traffic calming, nor any of the other solutions under consideration for similar roads across the state. It fails to mention the proposed bridge at the Crabbing Place and the design of this facility. It doesn’t consider truck traffic or high-speed traffic or their possible diversion onto Route 1. Nor does the plan prohibit any widening of the roadbed. Nor does the scope of services include any reference to the railroad bridges. Route 146 is lined with houses built in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, including one of the oldest barns in Connecticut, most within five or ten feet of the pavement. A widening of the road is out of the question.
This off-the-shelf study does not address the specific problems of this specific road.
We also request a process of active civic engagement in planning and design. The current schedule is entirely inadequate. The 10-day notice of the December 1 meeting, followed by the deadline of December 31 for comments – with no further opportunity for comment, is so insensitive to current Covid realities and the time of year, as to make one wonder if it was designed to minimize input from the public.
We look forward to a meeting to discuss ways the current scope of services should be remedied to address these concerns.
Sincerely the Undersigned Friends of Historic Route 146,
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Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 19, 2021
January 18, 2021
I really need people to focus because we are almost at five hundred signatures which is going to look so much more impressive when I email Dudley about the bridge plans. Just send the link to a few neighbors or whoever might actually care about the scenery because honestly the current study is such a disaster and we have to prove that people are paying attention.
Reached 100 supporters
December 20, 2020
6 Comments
Route #146 is now a charming, winding road with a decidedly rural character. Driving along it affords many lovely views of salt marsh and water, as well as historic homes and at least two farms. Traffic on it is almost always light. If the idea is to widen it to make it more accessible for increased traffic, that is unnecessary and will damage its beauty. If the idea is to raise parts of it above the flood plain, fine - but the job should be done in a way that preserves the character of the area. An ambitious bridge, as was once proposed, is not needed over the Crabbing Place Area. Linda Zonana
This road is one of the only things left in town that still feels homey. Stop trying to turn it into a highway. Nobody wants that.
Grew up driving this road and it would be a shame to see it changed. Its charming just the way it is and the history there is worth saving.
PLEASE LEAVE ROUTE 146 ALONE. It is a scenic route for a reason. Widening it would be a huge mistake for everyone who actually lives here.
I ride my bike along 146 every weekend. It is beautiful and quiet. Please dont ruin it with extra lanes or big construction projects. Keep it like it is!
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I just got the email confirming they are actually scrapping that awful plan and going back to the table from scratch which is honestly so much better than I ever expected. It really goes to show that constant nagging actually works because we kept showing up and pointing out those …
April 6, 2021
Final supporters
Mr. Stephen Dudley
Transportation Director
SCRCOG
[email protected]
Dear Mr. Dudley,
We the undersigned are loosely affiliated as The Friends of Historic Route 146. We are residents, neighbors, visitors, motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and more who use and love this unique and very special place. We write to express our concerns about the scope and direction of the Route 146 study that you discussed in a public meeting on December 1. We request significant changes to the existing scope of services and a more transparent public process of review and consideration for the future of the road.
Any study or plan for Route 146 should address the specific historical, environmental, and recreational attributes of this exceptional roadway—a State designated Scenic Road and bike route, which passes through three National Register Historic Districts. The plan’s deficiencies are abundant. It hardly mentions the need for traffic calming, nor any of the other solutions under consideration for similar roads across the state. It fails to mention the proposed bridge at the Crabbing Place and the design of this facility. It doesn’t consider truck traffic or high-speed traffic or their possible diversion onto Route 1. Nor does the plan prohibit any widening of the roadbed. Nor does the scope of services include any reference to the railroad bridges. Route 146 is lined with houses built in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, including one of the oldest barns in Connecticut, most within five or ten feet of the pavement. A widening of the road is out of the question.
This off-the-shelf study does not address the specific problems of this specific road.
We also request a process of active civic engagement in planning and design. The current schedule is entirely inadequate. The 10-day notice of the December 1 meeting, followed by the deadline of December 31 for comments – with no further opportunity for comment, is so insensitive to current Covid realities and the time of year, as to make one wonder if it was designed to minimize input from the public.
We look forward to a meeting to discuss ways the current scope of services should be remedied to address these concerns.
Sincerely the Undersigned Friends of Historic Route 146,
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Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 19, 2021
January 18, 2021
I really need people to focus because we are almost at five hundred signatures which is going to look so much more impressive when I email Dudley about the bridge plans. Just send the link to a few neighbors or whoever might actually care about the scenery because honestly the current study is such a disaster and we have to prove that people are paying attention.
Reached 100 supporters
December 20, 2020
6 Comments
Though I no longer live in Connecticut, from the time I was a child I have held route 146 in a special part of my heart. It was a favorite Sunday drive for my parents. The route remained a special drive through the years, whether in my own car or on the back of my husband's motorcycle. The views on the route are incomparable. Please do not destroy a road that exemplifies what makes Connecticut so special. Ann Pirie
Route #146 is now a charming, winding road with a decidedly rural character. Driving along it affords many lovely views of salt marsh and water, as well as historic homes and at least two farms. Traffic on it is almost always light. If the idea is to widen it to make it more accessible for increased traffic, that is unnecessary and will damage its beauty. If the idea is to raise parts of it above the flood plain, fine - but the job should be done in a way that preserves the character of the area. An ambitious bridge, as was once proposed, is not needed over the Crabbing Place Area. Linda Zonana
This road is one of the only things left in town that still feels homey. Stop trying to turn it into a highway. Nobody wants that.
Grew up driving this road and it would be a shame to see it changed. Its charming just the way it is and the history there is worth saving.
PLEASE LEAVE ROUTE 146 ALONE. It is a scenic route for a reason. Widening it would be a huge mistake for everyone who actually lives here.
I ride my bike along 146 every weekend. It is beautiful and quiet. Please dont ruin it with extra lanes or big construction projects. Keep it like it is!
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Though I no longer live in Connecticut, from the time I was a child I have held route 146 in a special part of my heart. It was a favorite Sunday drive for my parents. The route remained a special drive through the years, whether in my own car or on the back of my husband's motorcycle. The views on the route are incomparable. Please do not destroy a road that exemplifies what makes Connecticut so special. Ann Pirie