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Mr. Pat Klaers <br />October 29, 1997 <br />Page Two <br /> <br />In order to compare these counts and try to determine the number of vehicles that may be using <br />Dodge Street as a "shortcut" to the commercial businesses located along TH 169, we did a <br />simple counting of the lots that would likely use Dodge Street for ingress and egress. Based on <br />the number of lots and some "quick and dirty" estimates of which direction the traffic would use <br />to enter or exit the area, we have estimated that the 24-hour count for each site on Dodge <br />Street should be in the range of 1,300 to 1,500 vehicles per day. When these numbers are <br />compared to the actual counts, it appears that there are likely 300 to 600 trips per day that are <br />using Dodge Street as a shortcut or a bypass of TH 169. <br /> <br />As the City continues to grow, this will likely be a continuing occurrence in various parts of the <br />City. The increase in traffic on Highland Avenue, for instance, has been raised a number of <br />times since the development of the Elk Park Center and the residential development in the <br />western part of the City. Another example that may come up in the future is Upland Avenue <br />through Lafayette Woods as a bypass between Proctor Avenue and CSAH No. 1. <br /> <br />If you have any questions or would like further analysis of the traffic counts taken, please call. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Howard R. Green Company <br />Terry Jr. Maurer, P.E. <br /> <br />TJM:tw <br /> <br /> Howard R, Green Company <br />O:\PROJL230000m\000-2301.oct.traffic ~ounts.ao~OONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br /> <br />