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Traffic Diverters Traffic diversion devices are generally employed on existing streets to reduce <br /> traffic volumes within a limited area. Diverters discourage through trips on the street on which <br /> they are installed and divert those trips to other routes. Several traffic diverter designs may be <br /> effectively used to calm traffic. Design options range from full closure of a street to diagonal or <br /> half - diverter designs. Wherever traffic diverters are employed, provi should be made for <br /> continuation of pedestrian and bicycle routing around or through the diverter. <br /> Street closure is a drastic option that involves the complete closure of a street at an intersection <br /> or in mid - block, leaving the street open at one end but physically closing the other. Street <br /> closures have an extreme effect on accessibility but may the most effective technique to control <br /> cut - through traffic where other traffic management devices have failed. <br /> * *INSERT PHOTO ** - <br /> Diagonal diverters limit access to a street by placing a barrier diagonally across an intersection. <br /> The diverter allows for greater accessibility than full street closure but still limits undesirable <br /> through - traffic movements. <br /> * *INSERT PHOTO ** <br /> f <br /> • <br />