Old Bend traffic diverters

Read her mother's testimony: diverters shift traffic onto narrow streets, cyclists are only about 10% of traffic, and 70% of drivers roll the stop signs; asked the city to remove the diverters and shorten the pilot.

Said drivers are mounting lawns and running stop signs, and Market of Choice's lot has become a shortcut; asked to end or shorten the pilot.

Said the project has created an unsafe environment with near-collisions, speeding and drivers crossing property lines — the opposite of its purpose.

Called the diverter design unnecessarily obstructive, warned it may slow fire trucks, and said the visual distraction nearly caused him to be hit three times.

Said the city's speed and traffic data collection scope is too narrow and asked for accountability on metrics and outcomes.

Asked for a serious design review of the intersection using real data, saying the pilot feels like a done deal and the historic district has only a token seat at the table.

Speaking for his family of four, said the neighborhood is the most hazardous he's seen in 20 years and that cyclists actively avoid Delaware now; asked for removal.

Said the diverter pushes traffic onto streets without ADA accommodations, nobody stops at the four stop signs, and it will lengthen emergency response; suggested mini roundabouts and speed bumps.

A 40-year resident who said the traffic model isn't working and the neighborhood still awaits the roundabout and traffic calming promised years ago.