Town Center W/PP-CS001221Jim Witt - Your new location ~n Co
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"Dave & Carolyn Nelson" <dccr@ earthlink.net>
Allegro5.hub 05("rene @childrenscourtyard.com")
Thu, Dec 21,2000 9:03 AM
Your new location in Coppell
Rene,
I just dropped my daughter off at the High School in Coppell and saw your
sign for a new location on West Town Center Street in Coppell. I don't know
what the city had in mind granting you a permit at that location, but it
might be something you need to re-examine.
Every school day from about 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. there is a constant flow
of traffic on West Town Center for the High School carpool line as this is
one of only two entrances to the the school. This is also a school bus
approach, albiet not the only one. There is still a fair amount of traffic
until 9:30 a.m. as some seniors have a late start time.
Afternoons, a carpool line begins to form from the entrance of the High
School back to Denton-Tap at 3:00 p.m. It doesn't get real bad until about
3:45 p.m. but is slow until 4:30 p.m. After school activities create traffic
until at least 6:00 p.m. most days and much later on "game days".
As I drove through this morning I thought of the frustration and
discouragement your customers and fellow High Schooler parents will have
when there are more cars added to the mix. If I were a parent with young
children to drop off at day care before work in the morning, I would
definately reconsider a traffic situation that made my mornings more tense.
In the afternoons when the students are leaving campus the traffic hazards
are a nightmare. There is foot traffic to Sonic and many drivers far exceed
the 20 mph limit. Again, more cars added to the mix at the precise times
when the traffic is already crowded will only make matters worse.
I strongly encourage you to survey the traffic flows on school day mornings
and afternoons for a week and then consider if your business could overcome
the situation to still be attractive to your clients at the end of that
week.
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Sincerely,
Carolyn Nelson
Carolyn @ dccr.com
phone: (972) 315-1678
CC: City_of_CoppelI.Town_Center(jwitt)