They were sponsored by a shock absorber company in cooperation with firestone and midas.

"I agree that the money could have been better spent on improving Mission St."

When the original meetings were held, people complained about the fast drivers on the hill. The neighbors demanded something be done. One option was speed bumps, but they were considered a poor choice by the DPW for some reason. The traffic calmning islands were adopted instead, due to their success in Australia and elsewhere. Expect to see many more traffic islands.

The traffic island thing is an interesting experiment to see if Americans are self-less enough to deal with them because using a traffic island (otherwise known as a roundabout) means that people have to take their turn driving through if there is more than one car present. This means that bossy, arrogant Americans will have to let others pass, something that used to be considered common courtesy, but that today is considered being a wimp.

I think Americans will adapt.

i was wondering more about who would water it? my hose just isn't that long!