Moving speed bumps . . .

Steven Buchtel of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation gives a hearty endorsement of the idea of "neighborhood pace cars"--citizens who have signed a contract to drive safely, obey the speed limit, yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, and pass pedestrians and cyclists safely. The citizens display a "Neighborhood Pace Car" placard in their rear window, most often accompanied by a humorous bumper sticker saying something like, "Honk If I'm Driving Too Fast!"

Neighborhood Pace Cars have been making a big difference in cities around the U.S. and Australia. The Pace Cars are a simple, inexpensive idea that can start as a neighborhood-based grass-roots movement, and that has the potential to change the culture of an entire city, one neighborhood at a time.

Neigborhood Pace Cars are the brainchild of David Engwicht; you can read more about them [MSWord document] on David's web site.