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41 Mr. Caravati said that if Route 29 Bypass is not built, a North Grounds connector could have an impact on the 250 Bypass. Mr. Cox asked if a two-lane road is being explored as an alternative to the four- lane divided proposed by YT)OT for that road. Mr. Caravati said that Council may want to consider having resolutions for other portions of that network (including the Route 29 Bypass). It was the consensus of Council to support a resolution "supporting an appropriately designed North Grounds Connector." Current MPO TIPS Resolution Ms. Richards said that she personally has environmental concerns regarding the Route 29 Bypass, especially regarding water quality, and she feels the environmental impacts need to be minimized before moving forward. Mr. Cox said that the Route 29 interchanges have resurfaced in the MPO as viable as it looks to study maximizing the efficiency of Route 29 North, and he asked if Council would like this to be studied, lVlr. Cox said he thinks VDOT's previous design of the interchanges was horrific. Mr. Caravati asked if the Three Party Agreement is considered an historical or living document. Mr. Caravati said he thinks the Three Party Agreement needs to be revisited. Mr. Caravati said he supports looking at upgrading the efficiency of Route 29 North in more ways than just studying the interchanges. Mr. Toscano said the issue is whether Council wants to instruct its MPO members to eliminate certain language in the TIPS regarding the Route 29 Bypass. Mr. Toscano stressed that the City had major economic issues with the proposed interchanges, and that was why they were not approved. Mr. Toscano had to leave the meeting. Mr. Cox said he favors setting in motion studying tight urban intersections, but he does not want to open the City up for bad design issues on the part of VDOT. Ms. Richards said that ultimately VDOT will have to do their own design work on any interchanges. Mr. Cox said he is suggesting that the City and County fund a consultant to show the feasibility of improving the intersections and request that VDOT reimburse them for the design work. Mr. O'Connell said that if the interchanges are reconsidered, then the economic issues need to be included as a condition of approving them. Mr. Caravati said he thinks that all three interchanges (Hydraulic, Greenbrier, Rio Road) need to be studied, not just Hydraulic. Ms. Daugherty suggested that the next Mayor's Neighborhood Conference focus on the area's proposed transportation network to allow residents to have their say. Ms. Daugherty also suggested that the Planning District Commission sponsor a regional transportation summit. Mr. Cox said he would like to tie land use to those discussions and would also favor discussing traffic reduction.