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WPCNR SOUTH END TIMES. September 28, 2011 UPDATED 2:20 P.M. E.D.T. With Pictures of the Parking Plans available by pressing “READ On”:

The maximum traffic increase expected if the French American School of New York is opened on the former grounds of the former Ridgeway Country Club is 2,504, a figure based totally on expected traffic in the peak morning and afternoon hours, a FASNY spokesperson wrote today in a statement.

Geoff Thompson released this statement from the school to WPCNR:

“Previous estimates of peak hour traffic as shown in the Environmental Assessment Form were 1,170 trips. This would account for all students and staff and includes trips into the school and out of the school (for the parents and buses that would leave the students).

Under this conservative analysis, there would not be additional trips during off-peak hours.

FASNY’s consultants have updated the peak hour estimate to 1,252 trips in the peak hour, but are seeking to refine that number further with additional data from FASNY. Complete details will be provided in the Environmental Impact Statement.

Over the course of the entire day, FASNY would add approximately 2,504 trips total to Ridgeway – a road that currently carries approximately 5,000 vehicles on an average day. The total of 7,500 vehicles on Ridgeway would be only 40% of the design capacity of the road.”

(Editor’s Note: WPCNR estimates the capacity of Ridgeway to be 19,000 vehicles a day. Previously it was unclear from the Monday evening presentation whether the original figure of 1,170 trips was total peak traffic, with 1,334 additional off-peak vehicles making up the 2,504 estimated maximum increased traffic stated in the accompanying chart below. The chart was shown Monday evening in the untelevised, uninterneted, unbroadcast Common Council work session Monday evening.)

THE INCREASED TRAFFIC STORY ACCORDING TO THE FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NEW YORK. Photo, the CitizeNetReporter.

The Plan as Presented Monday evening at the Common Council “Work Session.” Arrows indicate the types of buildings. Ridgeway is the road running on the right of the overview.

Exiting Vehicles depart via Hathaway Lane (road between large elementary parking lot) back onto Ridgeway. No exiting traffic will be allowed to turn North on Hathaway towards Bryant Avenue.

Cars, School Buses at Peak Hours AM & PM will be contained within the drive in entrance (“Main Entrance Driveway”) winding deep behind the site to two three main parking areas.

A CLOSER LOOK: cars wend their way in past Gymnasium/Performing arts around the Middle School(upper right of picture) (located in former Ridgeway clubhouse (not shown) across the courtyard at bottom of picture, or the Middle School located upper right.

First Parking and Dropoff area serves High School accessable from the courtyard and the Middle School.(Check overview of the Buildings below:)

Parent cars and buses bound for the Elementary School then cross Hathaway Lane, shown in the left third of the picture below to enter parking area in front of elementary school to drop off children. The parking area below is located roughly where the former golf cart storage was at the former club.

WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. September 28,2011:

 The general public watching next Monday evening’s Common Council meeting will have the opportunity to see the French American School of New York presentation given last Monday evening at the Common Council worksession.

According to the Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Karen Pasquale, the school will present a “shorter” performance of their 1 hour and 30 minute presentation Monday, prior to the first scopping session to gather questions and concerns of interested parties and citizens that the French American School of New York should address in their preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.

The city did not televise the Monday FASNY presentation either on Government Access Channel  or on the internet in simulcast on the city website which they could have done because the work session was held in the Common Council chambers. The Mayor’s Office said it was not televised because it was a work session and work sessions traditionally are not televised.

Carl Albanese, a local videographer did tape record the Monday session and the complete FASNY presentation.

As a public service he has offered his tape of the meeting to the city for telecast in its entirety if they wish to present its extensive content to the public. He offered the tape at no charge, as a citizen public service. As of this morning, the city has not responded to Mr. Albanese’s offer, Mr. Albanese told WPCNR this morning.