RAA warns about congestion from high-rise flats

Emma Altschwager has written about the RAA warning of increased traffic pressure around Britannia roundabout and other major roads on AdelaideNow.

RAA mobility and automotive policy manager Mark Borlace told the Eastern Courier Messenger high-rise apartments around the parklands would put more pressure on the Britannia roundabout and the east's main roads, already "over capacity".

"We can't add to the congestion problem that already exists if we want to continue to be a liveable city."

Contrast this with response with the NPSP Council who wrote in the Information Session FAQ:

The Council commissioned a traffic impact study for Kent Town and The Parade, Norwood, where approximately 30% of projected increases in residential densities and population is currently proposed through the draft Kent Town and The Parade Strategic Growth DPA. That study confirms that the existing road network can adequately cope with the additional traffic and parking that may result from increased residential densities and population.

and

the commissioning of further traffic impact studies for those areas was not deemed necessary.