It's important to note that not all these debates take the shape of "homeowners vs. commuters." The article used Clinton Street in Portland as an example. Who

It's important to note that not all these debates take the shape of "homeowners vs. commuters." The article used Clinton Street in Portland as an example. Who was upset that Clinton street was being used as cut-through by impatient drivers? Homeowners along Clinton were among those calling for change, but the loudest voices calling for diverters to reduce through-traffic were people who commuted or traveled along Clinton through methods other than cars. People who biked or walked down Clinton were used to it being a pleasant, low-speed, low-volume road where they could ride with their kids without fear. "Neighborhood greenways" like Clinton make up a huge portion of Portland's bike infrastructure, and people using it to escape traffic on the major arterial 2 blocks north were destroying that. The roads don't belong to the people who live on them, but they don't just belong to drivers, either.