Culs-de-Sac

Banning the Cul-de-Sac and Building Bike Highways

From bicycle highways to a ban on the cul-de-sac, the built environment is the focus of many of The New York Times Magazine's ideas of the year.

December 13, 2009 - The New York Times Magazine

Killing Culs-de-Sac and Growing Smarter for Seniors

The senior population of Erie County, New York, is rising. A 2006 storm revealed difficulties in providing medical services to these seniors because of the sprawled out and cul-de-sac heavy development model. A bill seeks to make that model smarter.

June 9, 2008 - ArtVoice

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