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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should at least widen Reno to 4 travel lanes between Military and Porter.  That would be so convenient.  And get rid of those stupid speed bumps on Quebec St.[/quote]

I hate the speed bumps on Newark St.  Very unwelcoming.[/quote]

+1.  An accident closed part of Reno this evening, and the police were diverting traffic around on Newark to Woodley Rd.  Just.Hate.Those.Speedbumps.  You get the feeling that the neighborhood doesn't want people driving through.[/quote]

Because they don't? The whole point of the speed bumps is to slow or deter traffic. Newark isn't meant to be a main artery, there are only lights to make turning on a major street not a hazard on Wisconsin. Coming from Wisconsin on Newark and trying to turn left onto 34th is an accident waiting to happen. And does happen, frequently. Hardly a day goes by that I don't see an accident on the 4 blocks of 34th I walk to get my kids to and from school. [/quote]

ARGH!!!!  Here comes my rant - talk about Nimbyism.  Most of us live on residential streets that are often used as cut throughs for various traffic.  What makes Newark & Quebec & Morison so special?  I'm all for traffic calming - slowing things down - but in a city a grid works best to disperse traffic so that not one street is hit too hard.  Do a light like the one on Porter which turns red if you go to fast, or the speed bumps on Chevy Chase Parkway are perfect - you can go the speed limit over them.  Or park your cars on the street - that's what we do.    Bumps? Selfish.  And while we are talking about it - I hate all the one way streets up on Military![/quote]

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