Sound And Fury

'Tis a tale told by an  idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing.

Tonight Council will consider a review of the remaining "traffic calming measures" in the north east quadrant. Recommendation from General Committee  is to "refer the matter back to staff for an analysis of current traffic calming measures and the impact of new buildings under construction in the area and
That the community  have an opportunity to provide input with regards to the "diversions."
Councillors have received  nineteen e-mails from residents in the area; one in support of removing the "diversions" .All others opposed and  horrified by the prospect.
The staff report has already indicated if  the "diversions" were to be removed, traffic would increase.
"Diversions" are obstructions. Purpose of which to  block the flow of traffic.
Blocking the flow of traffic is exactly opposite to the purpose of  public rights of way.
Road patterns are designed to interconnect and provide for the safe, efficient, smooth movement of traffic.
Millions of dollars are spent on engineers to design the system. Water and sewer collection and distribution are incorporated in the roads.
In any development, infrastructure comes  first. Llots are created to fit the road system. The design not only contemplates movement of traffic and other utilities, emergencies, garbage collection and snow plowing are planned for efficiency.
Before the traffic calming plan was  received by the last  Council I requested  public works director and fire chief put into writing, the impact  on fire protection, snow plowing and garbage collection.
They did.
Even while the City ofToronto were removing chicanes because of neck injuries to fire  fighters , the letter from the Fire  department  gave assurance there would be no impact.
The Public Works Director  who denied all responsibility for the traffic calming plan ,stated  chicanes would not slow response time.  Fire trucks would just drive right over them,he said. .
Which was true  and the reason firefighters had neck injuries. And chicanes were in the course of being removed even as we planned to install them
At the time the plan was being considered. an election was imminent. Estimates for the project were
$100,000. Three candidates were in the running for the Mayoralty. Any one  of them would have sold the crown jewels for  the political advantage that  might achieve.
Contrary professional advice would have fallen on deaf ears.
It was not provided anyway.
Any more than it is now.
If roads are  to serve the purpose of safe,smooth efficient movement of traffic. "Diversions"or  blockades have  exactly the opposite effect.
Where is the logic  of spending millions of dollars of  hard-earned tax dollars from  the town's general revenue  fund on roads designed by engineers  on the public payroll, for the safe, smooth, efficient movement of traffic, while at the same time  constructing  chicanes, blockades , and speed bumps to achieve  the exact opposite and literally remove said traffic from said streets.
Staff have indicated  removal of  the "diversions" ( closed off streets)would result in  traffic increase.
Well , Duh!
It is a tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
What happens when  residents of other streets in the heart of town demand their streets  be closed to through traffic and effect artificial obstructions  in order for the clock to be turned back a century when the town had a busy, thriving, growing  metropolis with a population of four thousand souls? 

How do we say ;  

NO . What is there about that word you do not understand