I live on washington road in the penns neck, and still do. when i grew up, i always go the the sarnoff woods for my peace of mind, the massive oaks and hickory trees shows that these woods are in a climax community, and the pine plantations show that there was once was a farm field, bought off by sarnoff and filled in the fields with rows of pines, oaks and spruce (the area is slated to be a conference office with huge area of pavement and open grass) i thought this is stupid because the sarnoff already has plenty of grass fields in the original campus.
what disturbs me even more is that proposed road pass through the sarnoff woods then ends at the redevelopment zone boundary- i know that goddamn suburbia- minded mayor and the DOT wants to resurrect the plan, sure it will benefit everyone living in the suburbs who only commute to one of these office parks to work, just for about 5 minutes out of their dull commute and also the ambulances that needs to go across US 1. I usually throw my car in park and turn the engine off during the long wait to move. I read some of the morning paper,sip my coffee and relax. Just to make sure to leave earlier. But look closely to the residents of Penns Neck. The properties along Washington road is zoned R-20 in the west windsor zoning map, which allows home business- perfect for the local economy that kind of business encourages small business, small business and local enteurship are ones that boosts the American economy since 1600's- not giants like target, walmart mcdonalds (unless these headquaters in here,such as land gobbling Sarnoff.)
There are several businesses that benefit from the heavy traffic of the washington road. The more people pass by, the higher profile the businesses along the road. My father and I own landscaping business and firewood selling on the road. If that bypass is built, then Perna's, Papajohn's, spa/waxing business, princeton computer repairs, Flyte tyme limos, princeton tennis, Joes landscaping Inc and some more nearer to the train station will suffer and the bypass also discourages more small businesses along the road, since a quieter street will boost up property values. and the transit village re development will definitely benefit the small business along the washington road,encouraging even more small businesses to spring up along the road; unless the bypass is built.
For the ambulances- they should be permitted to go through The Sarnoff campus as a shortcut to the new hospital on RT 1 and Plainsboro road which is scheduled to complete in 2011. all they have to do is build a connector road from manor court (The real taffic jam usually starts at wallingford way at peak rush hour, so giving the ambulances quicker access via manor court.) to the company roads, which leads north to the Millstone river, build a fork at the curve leading to harrison street, then a bridge across Millstone to plainsboro road, directly ending at the new hospital. So the bypass is sort of built that way, the new roads will just traverses grassy fields at the edge of the sarnoff woods, not through any thick woodlands, thus reducing impact on the woodlands and wetlands which is important for aquafier recharger. and for you commuters , leave the house 5 minutes earlier or get a damn bike.
there is a solution to the confusing circle, which most of outsiders do not have a clue how to negotiate traffic on it, so the other solution to that to eliminate that circle and replace it with a regular intersection,with dedicated lanes and green light time for left turns add LONG left median lanes at route one for these to make a left turn onto washington road. eliminate fisher place light, fisher place will be only accessible from northbound traffic, and no right turns from fisher place to US 1 allowed. also, if the state have enough money, since the guv is spending state aid money foolishly for resurfacing projects on some which is not really needed, so they could dig down four lanes (two each direction) under the washington road intersection for the express option, leaving the right lane and add 2nd right lane for more flow for the washington/varisty/fisher road access. This could boost the traffic-riddled Penns Neck to become the attractive town center for the people of west windsor ,the local business owners, residents of Penns neck and princeton junction will have the pride like the nassau/palmer square people have. i am looking forward to have some coffeehouses and restaurants along washington road, hopefully a convenience/ general purpose store.

we need some traffic along the road, but it just needs some critical thinking which the DOT and the council fails to do so.

He lives in Hopewell

While we all have the misguided ideas of turning back the clock, the reality is that the Penns Neck section of Route 1 requires bridges and a bypass to allow safe and effective travel in both directions in that area. Having watched and emegency ambulance unable to move through the traffic, I can only wonder how many lives are lost because of the delay of the construction of the necessary roadways in that area. The Watershed group is quite obstructionist in their goals and have little consern for the welfare of anyone but themselves. Having been in environmental regulation for 21 years, these groups are prompted by power and political agendas that have little to do with the real science.

The penns neck project was originally was originally scheduled to be completed by 2000. Now they will not start until 2018. How many people will die in ambulances stuck the needless traffic to appease the pagan earth god.

Thats what this is all about. Its a religion plain and simple.

I applaud Mr. Waltman's concerns for the environment but challenge him to resolve the issue of what to do with the traffic that is already on Rt 1 and Princeton-Hightstown/ Washington Road (not to mention the increase with the hospital, new buildings in the office parks, etc.). Having lived on Fisher Place for 14 years and on Rt 1 dear the Dinky bridge, I can tell him that the traffic along my front yard is horrendous, with constant speeders and reckless drivers. This is a two lane residential area with children! His picture in front of a nice house suggests that he doesn't have to deal with this type of traffic. Where does the traffic go? Perhaps we could route it by his house? Maybe then he could see some sense to a bypass. I wonder if he even lives in West Windsor? Perhaps he is old enough to be among the people who blocked Interstate 95 from going through the outskirts of Pennington, Hopewell, and Princeton that resulted in the current increased traffic on Rts. 1, 206 and 31 that everyone now complains about. I am all in favor of bikes, buses, walkways, and mass transit. I currently walk to work and take mass transit when I travel on business and pleasure. But that doesn't solve the current problem. Some way to enable east-west traffic to pass through (or around) West Windsor with a minimum of interruption along with the planed Rt. 1 improvements (the 'in-a-cut' is not economically feasible, but if the project is 'shovel ready,' then why not?) will make traffic flow smoother in West Windsor and elsewhere. And a town center will eliminate some traffic. But there needs to be ways for traffic to flow around town centers to make them livable. Unless he can offer a better solution, just saying no is no solution.