traffic calming measures should be paid for by the developer ~ when the development occurs; as any time a developer ruins a neighborhood [click here] by choosing to put a behemoth structure close by (a structure which will ultimately generate thousands of new cars in the human environment) that developer must be held accountable for the mess created...
increasing traffic officers is ultimately much more expensive in the long run than installing traffic calming measures, and only creates an unstable neighborhood vibe in the end - i have found that traffic cops rarely do their jobs as required, and in the end ultimately end up creating a nazi police-state like atmosphere - either that or they get lazy and bored with their cakewalkin' jobs, and end up burning out - $75,000 dollars a year is a whole lot to pay for someone who spends most of their time sitting on their ass, waiting for something to happen...
the one-time investment in permanent traffic calming measures is the most cost efficient and effective solution to the neighborhood speeding problem (there are many options; including very low cost solutions such as temporary, movable speed humps etc) creating double fine zones in all neighborhoods would be a good start, but this must start at the county, state or federal level first, to make the broad, sweeping changes that are necessary (and cancelling next years' gran prix race wouldn't hurt either)...
increasing traffic officers is ultimately much more expensive in the long run than installing traffic calming measures, and only creates an unstable neighborhood vibe in the end - i have found that traffic cops rarely do their jobs as required, and in the end ultimately end up creating a nazi police-state like atmosphere - either that or they get lazy and bored with their cakewalkin' jobs, and end up burning out - $75,000 dollars a year is a whole lot to pay for someone who spends most of their time sitting on their ass, waiting for something to happen...
the one-time investment in permanent traffic calming measures is the most cost efficient and effective solution to the neighborhood speeding problem (there are many options; including very low cost solutions such as temporary, movable speed humps etc) creating double fine zones in all neighborhoods would be a good start, but this must start at the county, state or federal level first, to make the broad, sweeping changes that are necessary (and cancelling next years' gran prix race wouldn't hurt either)...
