Should Cafritz Development Traffic be Embraced or Feared? [Poll]

Should neighbors be worried about the traffic generated by the proposed Cafritz development, or is it simply a byproduct of greater advantages offered by the project?

That's the question Mark Noll addressed over the weekend in a post for Rethink College Park. To his mind, "the benefits are clear."

"You don’t have to spend 20 minutes driving over to Silver Spring, searching for a place to park, then driving all the way home again," Noll writes. "Instead, you get some exercise, finish your errands quicker, and have a much more enjoyable morning."

"Whether it be in a car, on a bus, or on the platform waiting for the train, traffic (congestion) is a part of life when you live in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, and it will continue to be so as the region grows and College Park and Route 1 redevelop," he adds.

Read the full piece here.