Why are all the active recreation uses on one side of U.S. Route 202?
The Recreation and Historic Preservation Committee directed the planners to allocate the active recreation program to the east side of the park. This lets people park their cars once and enjoy several activities; it also maximizes open space by not providing more parking than necessary. The road system was designed to minimize impacts to both park and regional traffic in adjacent communities and local roads. In fact, the road system separates regional from local traffic for this purpose. All transportation facilities are designed based on peak-hour traffic projections, which coincide with typical morning and afternoon commuter peak traffic periods. Peak recreation times are typically after the afternoon commuter peak, and on weekends. Therefore, although traffic volumes during those times will be modestly increased, the transportation system will be sufficient to handle those loads.
