Henry Barnes (traffic Engineer) - Quotes

Quotes

  • "You can't be a nice guy and solve traffic"
  • "As things stood now, a downtown shopper needed a four-leaf clover, a voodoo charm, and a St. Christopher's medal to make it in one piece from one curbstone to the other"
  • "In this business there are very few problems that can't be solved with some yellow paint and a little bit of common sense."
  • "I often said I didn’t mind street cars except for the fact that they ran on the street."

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