In its order last month, the Vermont Environmental Court decided to allow an Act 250 permit for the proposed Champlain Parkway Project, slated for Burlington’s south end. Fortieth Burlington had appealed the Act 250 District Commission’s findings in 2011, arguing that the Project would cause burdensome traffic impacts to its property. Co-applicants, the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation and the City of Burlington, represented by Brian Dunkiel and Betsy Catlin, argued their case before the court this past spring. The City asserted that the Parkway would improve the flow of traffic for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and that the plans would strike the proper balance between the vast public benefits of the Project and provide reasonable access to the Fortieth property.
Read the Burlington Free Press article on the court’s decision here: http://bfpne.ws/1sIv7No
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