Monday, August 3, 2009

Banning Ranch development will add 8.5 miles of cars to our roads.



The proposed development at Banning Ranch calls for 1,375 homes and a seventy (70) room hotel. Just doing some basic research and math reveals a detrimental number of cars to our already congested streets and highways.


Average car length=16.4 ft

Average amount of cars owned by American family=2

1,375 x 2 = 2,750 automobiles

2,750 x 16.4 ft = 45,100 ft

45,100 / 5,280 (feet in one mile) = 8.5 miles


That's 8.5 miles of traffic. To put it into perspective, it is seven miles from the Newport Beach City Hall to South Coast Plaza. Wow! That is more traffic then we can handle.
Say no to the development at Banning Ranch. It will ruin your quality of life.

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