Dan Burden, a traffic calming and roadway design expert who served as Florida DOT’s bicycle/pedestrian coordinator for 15 years, was the day’s featured speakers.

Burden showed that an approach using roundabouts, walkways, street trees, and planted medians instead of road widening could address both the quality of the streetscape and traffic congestion problems.Burden emphasized that roundabouts are more efficient and have proven much safer than traditional traffic signals.

Burden’s presentation underscored the importance of streetscapes, showing that in towns which have had the courage to remake streets into attractive places, businesses and communities have flourished.The Longwood Alliance is obtaining a CD of Burden’s presentation, and will be happy to provide it to interested civic or community groups (contact the Campaign’s Long Island office at 516-719-9330).