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9 nd Mr. Richard Berman, 2 Street, N.W., a member of the Steering Committee. He said there is no design yet and therefore no real cost estimates. He said there is a lot of scare propaganda because of the cost. Mr. Richard Collins, Wilson Court, said transportation system management/ transportation demand management needs to be incorporated. He asked what we can do to make sure we have pedestrian access to the park. He said answers to this need to be gotten from the consultants. Mr. Peter Kleeman, 407 Hedge Street, said we are just looking at a node of the project that will do nothing to solve congestion. He expressed concern that the charge to the Committee and consultant was overly limiting. He said it is essential to combine the road and the interchange into a single entity. Ms. Kay Slaughter, representing the Southern Environmental Law Center, said the interchange should be looked at in conjunction with the Parkway. She said the impacts of the interchange on Schenk’s Branch and the Park need to be looked at. She said the size must be appropriate to the gateway idea. She said the amount of impervious surfaces should be reduced. She said specific directives should be given to the consultant to provide a simulation of the appearance of the interchange, downsize the bridge, fit it into the landscape, lessen the number of trees cut, incorporate transportation management methods, and incorporate the Rock Hill garden into the park design. Ms. Tammy Londeree, 813-C Locust Ave., said we need to ask Albemarle County for money and need to reclaim Rock Hill garden. Mr. Matthew Throbridge, 702 Northwood Avenue, said the project needs to be put in full context. He said there is a problem with some of the proposed pathways. He said the intersections at Nelson and Perry Drive should be made into T intersections to reduce speed and cut-through traffic. Mr. John Conover, 104 W. High Street, a member of the Steering Committee, agreed with the comments made by Kay Slaughter. He said the charge to the Committee reflects a Council compromise. He said it is a difficult project. He said they want to improve the traffic and access to the park. He said he does not think G-1 or C-1 does that. He said C-1 is attractive but if there are no traffic lights you cannot cross the road. He said no build may be just building an at-grade intersection. Ms. Colette Blount, West Park Drive, said land lost cannot be replaced. She said Pantops traffic will not be alleviated by the Parkway. She said she agrees that there needs to be access into the park, but it does not need to be done in the way proposed. Mr. Dan Bluestone, Park Hill, said that with the C-1 alternative pedestrians and bicyclists will be going under seven lanes of traffic. He said Rock Hill garden would have been the place for pedestrian and bike access or replacement parkland. He said the interchange is poorly designed and flawed. He asked why Rt. 250 is being lifted up instead of the Parkway going over Rt. 250. He said there are no ramps or access east or west. Ms. Colette Hall, 101 Robertson Lane, President of the North Downtown Residents Association, said the no built option is also required to be considered by federal law as well as C-1 and G-1. He said there is no consensus of the consulting members about closing the west ramps from Park Street. Mr. Sage Gelofsky, 514 Fairway Avenue, supported the no build option. He said we do not need more people to come downtown and he does not want a big road through the park. Mr. Ted Jones, 201 Hillcrest Road, representing the Hillcrest/Birdwood Road neighborhood, expressed concern about the proposal to close Hillcrest Road which will leave only one access point into the neighborhood. He said there should also be pedestrian access to the north out of the neighborhood.