In 1992, residents in the Burnside Gorge neighbourhood in Victoria, B.C. formed a human chain and closed Washington Avenue, a local street which was being used as a short cut. Residents had complained to the City in the past about traffic, and obviously were not satisfied with the response to date. This paper will describe how the City of Victoria successfully resolved traffic problems on Washington Avenue - to the community's satisfaction - and the process which the City now follows in developing neighbourhood transportation management plans. Using examples from the Burnside neighbourhood, other neighbourhoods in Victoria and communities elsewhere in B.C., the paper will also provide examples of successful transportation management techniques. The paper will incorporate the results of a national survey undertaken by the author on behalf of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control, Project 208. (A)
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