Questions about the Parameters of the Study:

Now that the two way side path along the Chappaquiddick road was rejected by a majority of those interested
in the issue as indicated by the posting of opinion on CHAPPYBIKEPATH.com, will the Northeastern students 
be directed to look towards other routes and designs only, or will they be reevaluating other methods like traffic calming
techniques that have been proven to work so well elsewhere? 

Will the students confine themselves to working within the Town Road right of ways, or will the taking of property be included 
among the parameters?

Will the students be directed to quantify the traffic and safety statistics of Chappaquiddick and compare them to 
National standards?  Will they be compared with other towns on Martha's Vineyard?  

Will the students prioritize the Chappy project with other projects desirable in Edgartown or on Martha's Vineyard?

Will the trend towards off-pavement cycling for recreation be considered and documented when evaluating the recreational 
facilities already available to those visiting Chappaquiddick?

Will the appropriateness of cycling facilities be considered vs a vi the other obvious natural recreational opportunities on Chappy
such as swimming, cross country hiking, boating and fishing?  In other words, is it appropriate to pave a beach for 
wheeled use, or should the beach provide its own unique and natural experience?  

How will clearing, grading and paving effect the astetics and attributes for which so many people come to enjoy 
while visiting Chappy and investing in property here?

Will time studies be incorporated in the study to indicate the actual time needed to get to the ferry without sharing the road with
other users, (for example in January), verses the time needed at the height of the season, (July and August) where there are 
many different users of the Road?  

WIll those time differences be compared with the time differences in ferry waits for the two periods or with
National standards of trafffic wait times because of traffic signals in areas where there are periods of congestion due 
to peak use travel? 

Will the students be directed to quantify the use of the bike paths available on Martha's Vineyard, and the safety
record of those facilities?

Will the students then provide realistic numbers showing the increase of bicycle traffic expected on Chappy and on the Chappy 
Ferry if a special facility were to be built vs. the present share the road situation?  Would these numbers differentiate between
bicycling skill levels?

Would the expected increase in cycling on Chappy that would come with the construction of the path, then increase the 
accident rate along other Chappy roads?  How does the Martha's Vineyard cycling accident rate compare with communities 
where bicycling is not encouraged?   

Will the students be restricted to studying only the the route of from the ferry to east beach or will they be doing a 
comprehensive study of all the roads and destinations on Chappaquiddick?  

When the students quantify the costs of the project (both to construct and to maintain) will they also quantify the 
benefits to the Chappy Community as a whole as well as to individuals or entities who might more benefit from the 
project, either throughout its lifetime or during construction and to identify those individuals? 

Will the students do any work on an environmental study, that is, how the project might effect the natural 
environment and the interaction of mankind with it? 

Will visual, noise and water runoff polution be quantified and evaluated?  

Will speed studies be made which could then be used to get the enforcable summer speed limit set at 25 mph?