Traffic “calming” Project Widely Unpopular
A temporary traffic circle, installed to slow vehicles for increased bicycle safety at the intersection of West Third and Perkins Streets, has riled residents of the neighborhood who question the need, purpose, and even the cost of the proposed permanent installation.
Area resident (and Sun columnist) Loretta Carr has compiled a list of more than 70, signed comments from area residents all opposed to the project, which the City describes as a “traffic circle,” not a roundabout.
Officially titled the “Third Street West Bike Boulevard Project,” its purpose is to “calm” traffic on Third Street West, enhancing the safety and security of bicyclists riding north and south between the Sonoma Bike Path and the Fryer Creek trail…