A new pilot project to calm traffic and create safer streets in Kalamazoo’s Northside Neighborhood began with a neighborhood event at LaCrone Park (535 W Paterson).
Traffic calming “chicanes” will be installed on residential streets throughout the Northside Neighborhood. Chicanes are physical barriers in the roadway that require drivers to slow down to navigate around them. Studies have shown that chicanes lower traffic speeds and reduce traffic crashes by about 29%. READ MORE!