Suburbanites Are Cul-De-Suckers

The Bucks County Courier Times today fills us all in on the number one problem facing America today. That is, of course, cul-de-sacs.

For those who don’t know, a cul-de-sac is the highly sensitive area behind the cervix that can cause female orgasm. No, wait! Wrong cul-de-sac! A cul-de-sac, at least for purposes of this article, is a suburban street (usually in a development) that separates has no outlet. Its purpose is to cut down traffic on residential streets.

Apparently, though, in recent years the cul-de-sac has become a menace, with New Urbanists (whoever they are) saying that the cul-de-sac actually increases traffic in suburban areas! Not on the cul-de-sac, of course, but on other roads in the area. Essentially, the anti-cul-de-sac movement is all part of the suburban backlash of the past 10 years or so.

Still, though, those New Urbanists can get pretty nasty:

Here and across the country, some municipalities have limited or banned cul-de-sacs altogether in favor of streets laid out in more orderly grids. And many urban planners view the suburban dead-end streets with a scorn usually reserved for, say, foot fungus.

“Cul-de-suck” is just one derisive nickname.

Just one? Oh, please, Courier Times, we demand a full list!

Are cul-de-sacs more of a nuisance than a benefit? [Bucks County Courier Times]