I question this theory that

it is a regional problem. While traveling through the city limits of Fayetteville,

I must drive around 35 miles per hour. Occasionally that speed can be

increased slightly. Why is there a need to drive so slowly through the

city?

The incessant curb cuts, heavy

commercial development, and frequent traffic signals create the traffic

jams in Fayetteville. Fayetteville has seen a need to line every mayor

highway, except Hwy. 92 north, with as much commercial as they can possibly

squeeze in. With dense development comes heavy traffic.

Once I leave Fayetteville,

whether it is north past the Pavilion or south past the Town Center development,

I can breathe a sigh of relief. The major traffic is behind me.

If this is a regional problem,

you would think that the traffic would continue traveling with me, but

I leave it behind me in Fayetteville.

Fayetteville has created their

own traffic problems. The driving force behind the dense development has

always been an increased tax base and what Fayetteville feels is a more

equitable distribution of local option sales tax funds.

Since Fayetteville has created

their traffic problems due to the dense commercial development, then Fayetteville

must find their own solution to their traffic problems. They want the

money created by the development. Then they must spend that money on solving

the problem.

One small solution might be

to four-lane Hwy. 92 north, at least in the city limits. This would help

relieve the turn-lane backup on Hwy. 85. The turn-lane traffic frequently

backs up past Hood Avenue. This is just one small way that they could

help the flow of traffic.

Fayetteville needs to employ

an engineer to help them find other ways to solve their traffic problems.

This is a problem that the city of Fayetteville must solve, not the region.

Paula Williams

Fayetteville