Comment 87763

By Jesse (anonymous) | Posted April 09, 2013 at 16:51:00

Is it four lanes of traffic, with no parking lanes? How do those businesses stay open without any curbside parking?

The first fix would be to restore curbside parking. That alone will make the street more inviting to pedestrians, because there will be a protective barrier of parked cars between the sidewalk and the moving traffic. Then, since parking lanes are narrower than driving lanes, you could probably get three lanes out of the remaining space: one in each direction, plus a shared center left-turn lane. Or if you don't need a turning lane, maybe two traffic lanes plus bike lanes?

If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend the book "Walkable City" by Jeff Speck. He basically explains all the things that are well known to destroy walkability, and the relatively simple and inexpensive ways to fix them.

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