We, the undersigned resident of Sailboat Bend Neighborhood, Fort Lauderdale, Florida respectfully request the removal of the recently installed Chicanes, to be converted to speed bumps, and the immediate suspension of all future installations. While we appreciate the effort, these Chicanes are an incredible eyesore and have only made traffic issues worse.
Updates
October 29, 2018
The feedback from neighbors is unanimous. These chicanes are causing more traffic chaos than they solve.
October 29, 2018
The momentum is undeniable now. It is clear that the neighborhood is done with these chicanes.
39 Comments
These things are a nightmare. they do nothing to "calm" the traffic..They made a charmng neighborhood look awful..and worse than that - I have almost been hit on more than one occasion by people driving like crazy through these things. What a terrible decision.
Please remove these unsightly chicanes. This is a historic neighborhood and the chicanes are detracting from that. The do not slow down traffic. The one's on Himmarshee have already been run over nad the signs knocked down. Furthermore, the City has not done a very good job of maintaining them as they are all overgrown and full of litter. Speed bumps are much more effective and less intrusive.
I just don’t understand why they didn’t install crosswalks, stop signs at a lot of the intersections, speed bumps, etc. these things are ugly and I have almost got hit several times over my the swing bridge on 11th by the park area due to all the people coming down 11th thinking they have the right away and they fly around it so fast to get in before you. These things are a total waste of money!!
They are ugly and useless. 90% of the speeding cars down Middle Street were police cars before, and they are still speeding now. People don't understand how to use them (or choose not to understand). The cars back up and there are times of the day it's nearly impossible to leave our home.
As a Resident of Sailboat Bend I was in support of traffic calming devices in our neighborhood, however the design of the Chicanes was never disclosed. Unfortunately they are not working and add visual clutter to our neighborhood.
The chicanes were a complete waste of money and are an eyesore.
Remove the chicanes and replace with speed humps which are very effective and much more attractive than chicanes with extreme sign pollution
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We, the undersigned resident of Sailboat Bend Neighborhood, Fort Lauderdale, Florida respectfully request the removal of the recently installed Chicanes, to be converted to speed bumps, and the immediate suspension of all future installations. While we appreciate the effort, these Chicanes are an incredible eyesore and have only made traffic issues worse.
Updates
October 29, 2018
The feedback from neighbors is unanimous. These chicanes are causing more traffic chaos than they solve.
October 29, 2018
The momentum is undeniable now. It is clear that the neighborhood is done with these chicanes.
39 Comments
The chicanes are extremely dangerous, narrow and unfortunately cars do not yield. I think the purpose was to hinder overweight vehicles from crossing the swing bridge. The crisscross one way traffic around William Lauderdale Park on SW 4th Street is ridiculous
These things are a nightmare. they do nothing to "calm" the traffic..They made a charmng neighborhood look awful..and worse than that - I have almost been hit on more than one occasion by people driving like crazy through these things. What a terrible decision.
Please remove these unsightly chicanes. This is a historic neighborhood and the chicanes are detracting from that. The do not slow down traffic. The one's on Himmarshee have already been run over nad the signs knocked down. Furthermore, the City has not done a very good job of maintaining them as they are all overgrown and full of litter. Speed bumps are much more effective and less intrusive.
I just don’t understand why they didn’t install crosswalks, stop signs at a lot of the intersections, speed bumps, etc. these things are ugly and I have almost got hit several times over my the swing bridge on 11th by the park area due to all the people coming down 11th thinking they have the right away and they fly around it so fast to get in before you. These things are a total waste of money!!
They are ugly and useless. 90% of the speeding cars down Middle Street were police cars before, and they are still speeding now. People don't understand how to use them (or choose not to understand). The cars back up and there are times of the day it's nearly impossible to leave our home.
As a Resident of Sailboat Bend I was in support of traffic calming devices in our neighborhood, however the design of the Chicanes was never disclosed. Unfortunately they are not working and add visual clutter to our neighborhood.
The chicanes were a complete waste of money and are an eyesore.
Remove the chicanes and replace with speed humps which are very effective and much more attractive than chicanes with extreme sign pollution
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The chicanes are extremely dangerous, narrow and unfortunately cars do not yield. I think the purpose was to hinder overweight vehicles from crossing the swing bridge. The crisscross one way traffic around William Lauderdale Park on SW 4th Street is ridiculous