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NOEL ANDERSON
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Monday, January 13, 2020 9:36 AM
NOEL ANDERSON
Wes James; Cary Darrah
University Avenue Phase 3
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Noel N
As chair of the Cedar Valley Tech Works (CVTW) board of directors and as President of the CVTW we
fully support a 4-lane concept for the Phase 3 modernization of University Ave. in Waterloo as
proposed by the city's contracted engineering firm AECOM. This represents a 33% reduction in the
current 6-lane throughway but allows for beautification enhancements and future traffic volumes. We
understand the allure of a 2 lane approach (a 67% lane -mile reduction) if one thinks only of current
traffic volumes. However, we will soon see a large expansion of people and resulting traffic at the
CVTW campus with the LSB and LSBX move to the T-1 building this year (-150 employees relocated
within a year and more to come). In addition, we expect more development on campus with UNI's
presence and new amenities on the north side of our campus which will drive even more visitors and
employees to the western nexus of downtown Waterloo. Two lanes would not be as amenable to
traffic movement to our area as would four lanes. The SportsPlex, new housing, Singlespeed, the
HCC Center, the riverfront amenities and other businesses and venues would benefit from an easier
access to downtown and our campus area. On its own, the completed new University Avenue ought
to attract more vehicular, recreational and pedestrian traffic than we've ever experienced so that 4
lanes are more realistic than two.
Thank you and the City Council for supporting a 4-lane approach to Phase 3 of the University Avenue
reconstruction/renewal.
Tim Hurley, Board Chair - CVTW
Wes James, President - Cedar Valley Tech Works