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Stop sign would curb cut-throughs, he says

Patrick Vaughan stands at the sharp curve on

Photo credit: Judy Cartwright | Patrick Vaughan stands at the sharp curve on Forge Lane in Levittown.

Judy Cartwright

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Judy Cartwright writes the Community Watchdog column

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Winding streets have been a popular hallmark of housing developments, the curves valued for their promise of quiet -- no drag racing on these streets -- and the likelihood that drivers coming and going would be neighbors.

But many are not so quiet now as they've taken on a new identity -- as cut-throughs that let drivers avoid major intersections. That's the case in American's iconic first...

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