Investigation: No review of Amazon Churchill project impact on Parkway East Share Updated: 8:02 PM EDT Jul 28, 2021 Share Updated: 8:02 PM EDT Jul 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> THE DEVELOPER’S TRAFFIC STUDY SAYS THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 50 00VEHICLES PER DAY FOR THE AMAZON SITE INCLUDING NEARLY 700 TRUCKS. THE STUDY DOES NOT CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF ALL OF THOSE CARS AND TRUCKS ON THE PARKWAY EAST. A TRAFFIC ENGINEERING EXPERT WE TALKED TO YSSA THAT IS A BIG MISTAKE. >> FROM SKY FO YUROU CAN SEE CHURCHILL WHERE AMAZONS I PLANNING A WAREHOUSE THE SIZE OF 13 FOOTBALL FIELDS. THERE LLWI BE MEOR THAN 1000 EMPLOYEES, MANY LIKELY USING THE PARKWAY EAST. AND,EA NRLY 700 TRUCK TRIPS PER DAY. THE DEVELOPER DID A 600 PAGE TRAFFIC STUDY LAST YEAR AND 55A PAGE A LOT STUDY LAST MONTH. BUT, THE PARKWAY EAST IMPACT WAS NOT PART OF EITHER STUDY. >> THAT IS INSANE. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. >> KATHY BORDEN IS A MEMBER OF A GROUP TTHA>> THE TRAFFIC CO PARKWAY IS GOING TO BE WORSE. TO SAY THAT THEY CAN IGNORE THAT IS IRRESPONSIBLE. >> AND EMAIL STATENTME FROM CHURCHILL’S BOROUGH MANAGER SAYS THAT GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE PARKWAY CARRSIE OVER 100,000 VEHICLES A DAY, THE ADDED TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT. ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATES ASKED CARNEGIE MELLON ENGINEERING PROFESSOR AND TRANSPORTATION EXPERT SEAN CHEN TO REVIEW THE STUDY. HE WAS SURPRISED THAT IT DID NOT LOOK AT THE IMPACT ONHE T PARKWAY OR NEARBY COMMUNITIES LIKE MONROEVILLE AND FOREST HILL. >> I THINK THAT THE IMPACT TO THE PARKWAY IN THBO DIRECTIONS AS WELL AS A CONNECTION TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULD ALSO BE CAREFULLY STUDIED. >> HE SAYS IF 10AMAZ0 ON TRUCKS HIT THE PARKWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, COMMUTERS WILL FEEL IT. >> 10% MORE TRAFFIC ON TOP OF THE ALREADY CONGESTED TUNNEL, I THINK IT IS A LOT. >> AMAZONS DEVELOPER HILLWOOD INVESTMENT AND THEIR TRAFFIC CONSULTANTS DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. NEITHER DID T..IM -- NEITHER DID PENNDOT. AT A PUBCLI HEARING, HILLWOOD DID NOT DISCUSS PARKWAY TRAFFIC ABEOV US, THEY DID SHOW ANIMATIONS OF VEHICLES MOVING SMOOTHLY THROUGH REDESIGNED INOOTHLY THROUGH REDESIGNED TERSECTIONS IN CHURCHILL. >> WILLE B SITERA TFFIC HAVE A MATERIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD? >> IN OUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, IT WILL NOT. >> BUT, SEAN QIAN QUESTNSIO SOME ASSUMPTIONS MADE IN THE STUDY INCLUDING JUST 39 TRUCK TRAPS DURING MORNING PEAK HOURS AND 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. >> THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL NUMBER TO ME GIVEN THE SCALE OF THE WAREHOUSE. >> TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS SAID THEY DID NOT USE TRAFFIC FIGURES FROM ANY OF AMAZON'’ 120 THREE FACILITIES IN THE U.S. AS A BASIS FOR THE STUDY. INSTEAD, THEY UDSE ESTIMATES FROM THE INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. >> IF YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL OPERATING FACILITY THAT IS COMFORTABLE, WOULDN’T YOU AGREE THAT IS PROBABLY THE BEST SEARCH OF -- SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THAT? >> I DON’T KNOW IF YOU NCA JUST COUNT AN EXISTING FACILITY TTHA IS A DIFFERENT TYPE AND SAY IT WILL OPERATE THE SAME AS THE ONE WE ARE PROPOSING. >> EVEN WITH THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED, MANY RESIDENTS ARE CONVINCED THAT TRAFFIC WILL GET WORSE, ESPECIALLY WITH SO MANY TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. KAYTH BORDNER SAYS THIS INTERSECTION ISLREA ADY DANGEROUS AND THE DEVELOPER HAS NOT NOT -- HAS NOT PROPOSED ANY CHANGES. >> I WILL NOT TRY TO GET ON AND OFF THE PARKWAY WITH THE SITUATION THEY ARE GOING TO CREATE. I AM WORRIEDT I WILL MAKE US HOSTAGES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ON ETH PROJECT IS AUGUST 9. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THE DEBAT