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Confusing calming measures

Last week we ran some pictures of the partially completed traffic calming measures on Westbrook Avenue. One commenter presciently asked: I think they’ve turned a “cut-through road” problem into a “run over a median you didn’t see problem.” While they’ve landscaped the medians nicely, it didn’t take long for someone to run over one and [...]

Progress on Westbrook traffic calming measures

I took some pictures of the traffic calming measures being installed on Westbrook this afternoon. There are two “splitters” installed and crews are working on a third. Also the traffic circle in front of West Minster Canterbury looks nearly finished.

Damage done to Westbrook maple tree

The RTD has an interesting story on a tree damaged during the construction of a new traffic circle at 1400 Westbrook. The twenty-foot silver maple’s roots were cut by a contractor without consulting an arborist. a silver maple on Westbrook Avenue wasn’t supposed to be touched in a city project to build a traffic circle [...]