In this 24 second animated short Elizabeth Press, one of the clever folks at Streetfilms, explains the beauty and simplicity of traffic calming by the utilization of chicanes, a series of constructed curves that slow car traffic, and make our streets safer and more livable.
[...] “The number of bicyclists doubled, while the number of accidents halfed, due to increased traffic calming and awareness”. In his remarks to the MTA Board Mr. Blumenfeld encapsulated the overall [...]