The latest bizarre traffic consultant idea: a “road diet,” or let’s deliberately create a traffic jam on Church Street in Burlington

The latest bizarre traffic consultant idea: a “road diet,” or let’s deliberately create a traffic jam on Church Street in Burlington

We are rarely surprised by some of the strange, even kooky, recommendations that come up at various government boards and councils. But even we could not have predicted how absurd the latest recommendation from a supposed “transportation consultant” to the city of Burlington would be. The city council last week heard a presentation of what was obliquely described as a “road diet.” Most regular people would just call it for what it is: narrowing …