The Fix!

The Fix is to Rip them out & to ---- O, you say, many residents, while not liking the chokers, won’t sign a Petition to have them removed, unless they know/approve of what will be done next! Another 5 years of fun?

With all the residents having different agendas, personal reasons, connections, unproven/unrelated “old wives tales”, outright confusion & SD/PB’s lack of concern/effort regarding communicating with all affected residents, what a challenge all over again.

Maybe that is why it says in “Traffic Calming: State of the Practice”, Chapter 6, Legal Authority & Liability,

“Traffic calming programs structured as popularity contests, relying exclusively on neighborhood petitions & financial antes to decide what gets built, are inviting litigation. Likewise, programs relying on casual observation of traffic conditions, ad hoc contacts with neighbors, & intuitive judgments are at legal risks.”

Also is said, “First, the local government must have legal authority to implement a given set of traffic calming measures on a given class of roadways. Second, the local government must respect the constitutional rights of affected landowners & travelers on the roadway. Finally, the local government must take steps to minimize the risk to travelers from the installation of such measures.”

So, would this be implying that a outside, independent, consulting company, specializing in physical/legal Traffic Calming ways, be the way to go? Yes?