Speeding, traffic, and unsafe streets
Ways to document the problem, get enforcement, and push for safer street design.
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Traffic Calming Devices Can Increase Safety
Traffic calming slows auto traffic to increase the safety and appeal of your community. We urge that you figure out how to reduce or disperse traffic.Guide
Approaches to Neighborhood Traffic Problems
We pose solutions to neighborhood traffic issues such as bottlenecks, speeding, problem intersections, shortcuts, and ped and bike safety..Visitor question
How can we reduce minor traffic accidents in the neighborhood?
Visitor Question: The craziest thing is happening around here. In the last couple of years we are having way too many fender benders in our neighborhood.Visitor question
Cars Parked on Narrow Residential Streets
Visitor Question: Our neighborhood of one and two family homes on small lots (5000 square feet on average) was developed 100 years ago when more peopleVisitor question
How to get our city to fix the sidewalks
Reviewed: May 31, 2024 Visitor Question: One of the best virtues of my hometown is that it is very easy to walk to stores, restaurants, bars, and allGuide
A Walkable Community Is Safe, Fun, and Healthy
Devising a walkable community promotes health, sociability, and efficient transportation. Walking also supports local businesses.
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Original guidance from A Good Community: How to Make and Keep It, owned and edited by Nancy Thompson (formerly Useful Community Development), shared with permission. Community Compass notes and updates are our own and have not been reviewed by Nancy Thompson.