Traffic study: stop‑sign runs common and Wildwood carries heavy cut‑through volumes in New Hampshire Gardens

Consultants presenting a traffic study for the New Hampshire Gardens neighborhood told residents on a cold, well‑attended night that stop‑sign violations and cut‑through commuter volumes are larger than expected and that the team will recommend targeted traffic‑calming measures to the city council in January.

The study team, led by Hector Chang of "tool design," said recent pilot camera counts at three intersections showed "violation rates of 80% and above," and portable counters on five local streets recorded weekday daily volumes of about 2,600 vehicles on Wildwood, 1,600 on Glenside and 1,100 on Kennewick — high figures for a neighborhood the team estimated has roughly 1,600 residents. "There are definitely egregious behaviour[s] happening in the neighbourhood," the consultant said during the presentation.

Why it matters: the combination of high vehicle volumes and short time savings on the main road means navigation algorithms and commuter drivers are using neighborhood streets to save a few minutes. The team’s automated routing tests — run every 15 minutes for a week — showed trips through Wildwood and Glenside often take…