3. PC Res. 2026-002 Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for Carleton College to Make Transportation Facility Improvements within the Perimeter Transition Area North of 1st St. E.
We were blindsided when we learned that Carleton changed the proposed location for a massive and busy transit station that will now run shuttles, buses, coaches, service and trash vehicles - along several residential blocks and through intersections that even now face safety challenges. Already we regularly witness walkers’ and bikers’ and drivers’ sightlines blocked and endangered by the college’s vendor vehicles (food service, event production, utility and trash, maintenance) during the day and more so at night. Every day dozens of Northfield school kids crossing the streets for bus stops would be put at risk should the transit center be located where it’s now proposed. Regular and commercial vehicle noise and exhaust, spillover campus parking, constant headlights at night will only increase as traffic trips to and from the new hub location to disrupt this otherwise residential neighborhood. We’re upset that Carleton made agreements years ago to avoid this sort of intrusive project.
We were blindsided when we learned that Carleton changed the proposed location for a massive and busy transit station that will now run shuttles, buses, coaches, service and trash vehicles - along several residential blocks and through intersections that even now face safety challenges. Already we regularly witness walkers’ and bikers’ and drivers’ sightlines blocked and endangered by the college’s vendor vehicles (food service, event production, utility and trash, maintenance) during the day and more so at night. Every day dozens of Northfield school kids crossing the streets for bus stops would be put at risk should the transit center be located where it’s now proposed. Regular and commercial vehicle noise and exhaust, spillover campus parking, constant headlights at night will only increase as traffic trips to and from the new hub location to disrupt this otherwise residential neighborhood. We’re upset that Carleton made agreements years ago to avoid this sort of intrusive project.