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TRAFFIC CALMING

Gone are the days when streets were designed purely to move as much vehicular traffic as quickly as possible.

Here are the days when residents “take back their streets” so they can cross an intersection without risking life and limb, peddle their bikes within designated lanes, let their kids walk to the community center or pool without fearing for their pedestrian lives.

Wright frequently writes about Smart Growth and sustainable communities. He recently participated in the prestigious Forum on Land and the Built Environment: The Reinvented City sponsored by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Contact him at: stevewright64@yahoo.com