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Scraping the bottom of the barrel vis a vis traffic calming on Connecticut

By Prince Of Petworth
Published August 31, 2022 at 12:45PM

I noticed these flags underneath speed limit signs up and down Connecticut Ave. over the weekend.

A bit reminiscent of the good old (bad) days, when crossing the street for pedestrians was like a game of frogger. [It seems like a joke, but I swear to you this really was a thing. And it worked about as well as you might imagine.]

And yet there are those who still think this is the problem:

  • #signs of the times

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