Actually, road diets are increasingly used here, and seem to be working fairly well. I think most of the steps Eden mentioned are feasible in Seattle, to varying degrees. Some would require a longer-term policy-and-mind-changing approach than others. #5 is the only one I think will probably never happen.
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04-13-2015, 10:43 AM #1
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04-13-2015, 07:25 PM #2
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Road diets are being used here - and to the credit of the planners, even they usually meet some pretty vocal resistance, they are still happening. The results so far have been, as far as I know pretty positive. It sound somewhat counterintuitive that reducing a street from 4 lanes to 3 can make it handle more traffic, but the center turn lane usually promotes better flow than happens when people are weaving to avoid left turners. MLK Boulevard got a road diet and it's much better than it used to be. 23rd Ave is getting a facelift soon as well.
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