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lifestyle decisions are forced in such events. He urged the Board not to be bound by statistical <br />analyses that says they have to widen the roads, and should look at it differently. <br />George Christopher, Planning and Zoning Commission, liked the presentation but <br />felt it was a tough problem and there was no easy solution. He referred to capacity percentages <br />referred to earlier regarding amount of years left based on historic growth numbers and believed <br />that not having the facts of what the approved projects would show is just putting blinders on. He <br />could not understand the rationale without the numbers present. He talked about CRALLS, which <br />he described, as "a scary word" and likened it to US 1 with its current construction. <br />Board members and staff compared medians and turn lanes in Sebastian and Vero <br />Beach and discussed Commissioner Davis' idea of bringing the same level of landscaping and <br />calming effect to the Section of US 1 in Vero Beach as currently exists in Sebastian. <br />Director Davis responded to inquiries about resurfacing, median and landscaping <br />projects. He stated that all resurfacing projects north of 37`h Street will have landscaped medians, <br />and the only thing US 1 will not have is on -street parking and it would be similar to what Sebastian <br />has. <br />Chairman Wheeler believed Vero Beach lacked a grid system particularly <br />downtown. <br />Mr. Christopher wondered whether it would work for County residents to limit the <br />use of the automobile. He heard talk about having more commercial in developments and felt it <br />was wonderful. He also wished the Board could mandate the use of grids and urged the Board not <br />go on solutions that are not realistic. <br />February 9, 2007 12 <br />Public Workshop <br />