Uptown West Neighbourhood Transportation Study -- Sidewalks

[MidTowner]

Actually, I take back stop signs. They're easy to overuse, and that just leads to auto-pilot-stopping, and people don't actually observe the intersection.

This is a good point. Stop signs are routinely not obeyed- putting more in places where they are not warranted (they are for controlling vehicle traffic, not traffic calming) by volumes means they’ll be ignored more frequently. They’re not even very good at traffic calming- motorists often accelerate quickly and loudly after a stop sign to make up for their perceived lost time.

Diverters, cul-de-sacing and other barriers that are permeable to people on foot and bike are good tools. They’re probably not warranted in many cases, but they’re tools that are called for in some, just like speed humps or bump-outs or whatever else.