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ashlandbus t1_j51pnpd wrote

I like what they did in Berkeley, CA - a very similar situation (people cutting thru town to avoid freeway traffic) resulted in them putting up big planters at ends of streets, essentially creating dead-ends and snaked streets that deter people away from taking anything but the main drags. They also have a ton of speed bumps, but I don't know how feasible that is with snowplows here.

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nasty_brutish_longer t1_j51uorv wrote

Infrastructure really is the answer here. What got Leonia and other towns' local-only ordinances rejected was this morally and legally troublesome "roads for me, not for thee" approach. And it's practically unenforceable anyway.

A city that's willing to calm its streets for everyone and redesign their roads accordingly isn't going to have that problem.

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jcskunk t1_j51xcmm wrote

A lot of the allowed left turns are dangerous anyways. Backs up traffic. People darting into the turn and daring people to hit them. If it's banning those and converting to one ways then great, makes it smoother for everyone.

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