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Since pretty much all the neighbors on a cul-de-sac know each other, they'll often just block off that part of the road system with cones, or even their cars wh
by bane 10y ago
Since pretty much all the neighbors on a cul-de-sac know each other, they'll often just block off that part of the road system with cones, or even their cars while their kids are out playing and turn it into an all purpose flat space for wheeled play devices or even community activities like block parties or summer slip and slides, street hockey etc.
Even if they don't block it off, it's highly unusual for a car that's not from their particular group of homes to be down there, and all the people that live down there know that their kids are going to be out and about on the street, so people just drive cautiously.
I don't have any stats, but I'd wager that kids were more likely to be run over in their own driveways than out on the street of a suburban cul-de-sac.
- davidw 10y agoMaybe if it's essentially private property, the cul-de-sac owners should also pay for it, rather than dumping the costs on the public at large: http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/2/fitchburg-cul-de-sac-local-road-funding-strong-towns-member http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/2/fitchburg-cul-de...
- bane 10y agoIn a fair number of cases they are, or similar road structures will be considered "private roads" and the residents along that road will provide a mutual easement and pay for maintenance, plowing etc. I grew up in a rural area that connected through some trails and dumped out into a private cul-de-sac road that was exactly as described -- it was also very poorly maintained. In my current very suburban neighborhood there's dozens of cut outs "eyebrows" and private enclave segments in the development that are privately owned and maintained by the residents. I personally wouldn't buy into a situation like that though, neighbors tend to make for terrible mutual cooperatives.
- Retric 10y agoYou might think that, but no more people die in cul-de-sac than without. Most likely because grids are easer to deal with as a driver so they can more easily see people. But with curves all over the place people tend to be far more distracted.