04-28-2016, 08:33 AM
how this would cause any more congestion than there is now
Simple: the new shopping center will add nine acres of commercial-zoned real estate; permit application specifically mentions a restaurant in addition to the retail uses.
Increasing the number of vehicle trips over the same available roads will result in congestion.
It's just a matter of time before the parcel between old-Malama and new-Malama goes up for development -- virtually guaranteed, once it's surrounded by C zoning.
Simple: the new shopping center will add nine acres of commercial-zoned real estate; permit application specifically mentions a restaurant in addition to the retail uses.
Increasing the number of vehicle trips over the same available roads will result in congestion.
It's just a matter of time before the parcel between old-Malama and new-Malama goes up for development -- virtually guaranteed, once it's surrounded by C zoning.