Will more development cause too much traffic and congestion?

Part of an effective redevelopment planning process is to assess a project’s impacts and ensure that efforts are taken to mitigate traffic and congestion concerns. In this case, analyzing the traffic impacts of development will be paramount and considered in conjunction with the upcoming traffic and circulation study stemming from the Master Plan Reexamination. The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University found that when comparing apartments to detached single-family dwellings, apartment dwellers own fewer cars and generate fewer automobile trips per household.

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1. What is redevelopment?
2. What is an “area in need of redevelopment”?
3. What is the process to determine that an area qualifies as an “area in need of redevelopment”?
4. Doesn’t an “area in need of redevelopment” have a negative connotation?
5. What are the benefits for property owners located in an area in need of redevelopment?
6. What is a redevelopment plan?
7. What is the process for adopting a redevelopment plan?
8. What is a long-term tax exemption or payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT)?
9. What are the benefits of a payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to a redeveloper?
10. What are the benefits of a payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to the municipality?
11. Is the school district harmed by payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs)?
12. Why would the Town need or want more apartments?
13. Will more development cause too much traffic and congestion?