Streetfilms: The Diverter

11:57 AM PDT on May 14, 2008

From Streetfilms' animation division comes the third installment of traffic-calming shorts from Elizabeth Press. First she brought you chicanes, then the raised crosswalk. Now comes the diverter, which Elizabeth explains like so:

Diagonal diverters, half closures, entrance barriers, median barriers,semi-diverters; traffic calming techniques come in all shapes andsizes. They can help create more livable communities. As demonstratedin this short animation, once the diverters are in place, trafficdecreases on the side street. Cars on the side street must turn left,but cyclists can continue straight. This makes the side street saferfor cyclists and pedestrians.

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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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