NEWS / BLOG

In this first week of the new year, we’re looking forward to advancing the Coral Mountain Wave Development and continuing along the open process we’ve started with the same integrity and honesty we started with. This week we’ve decided to discuss any potential traffic impacts. Here’s how possible impacts were identified: A full traffic analysis per the criteria of the City of La Quinta was performed by a qualified traffic engineer. In fact, a series of traffic analyses have been prepared over the past several years. As per City requirements, the traffic study must address the General Plan criteria for evaluating impacts.  It analyzes a “buildout” scenario of the City, which includes: existing development and traffic conditions, project traffic, all other vacant land with approved projects and based on the General Plan density for land without approved projects. The traffic studies analyzed 19 roadways and intersections, evaluating Levels of Service (“LOS”) for the existing and future conditions. The traffic study included progressive Vehicle Miles Traveled (“VMT”) analysis implemented a few years ago by the State of CA and included as criteria in the City of La Quinta General Plan. [...]