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It's true that one way streets provide some advantages. Most importantly, as described above, they allow you to distribute across two streets what would otherwise have to be squeezed into one. Sometimes this makes bicycle and pedestrian accommodations easier, particularly in communities where automo...

I think it's not surprising that Penn Valley Park is underutilized when the pedestrian connections to its closest neighbors are sometimes as much as ten times longer than the actual distance. Here are a few ideas to better utilize and connect the park: http://urbanangle.net/reconnecting-penn-valley-...

I attended the neighborhood meeting, and there wasn't much discussion at all. The plan has the support of the LCRA, who owns the land, a letter of support from the neighborhood, and and has emerged victorious from the extremely competitive and politically charged application for Low Income Housing T...

The Downtown Neighborhood Association has worked with the Parks and Recreation Department to address maintenance and upkeep issues in the park, but I believe that because this portion of the Park is wedged between a highway and the bluff, reducing access and visibility, and because there are concern...

NACTO provides a good summary of the concept. http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/cycle-tracks/one-way-protected-cycle-tracks/ The argument for a separated bike lane or cycle track is pretty simple: 1) It is actually safer: “Compared with bicycling on a reference street…these cycle trac...

Thanks for taking a look at the concept. You are absolutely correct that curb cuts are awful for bike lanes. Hopefully in time some of those can go away. However, the traffic volume at any particular curb cut is very low compared to the roadway itself, which I think results in a net improvement in p...

Hello everyone. This is Thomas, with the Downtown Neighborhood Association. This topic seems like the right spot to alert everyone to an event that may interest you. The Downtown Neighborhood Association and Downtown Council are hosting a conversation about downtown housing development this Wednesda...

Hey everyone, The Better Block KC event to transform one block of Grand Boulevard is just a few days away (this Friday)! We are excited for this event to transform Grand Boulevard, share good design in a fun way, and promote permanent improvements to make downtown more green, complete, and livable. ...

Hi everyone. I serve on the board of the Downtown Neighborhood Association ( http://dnakcmo.org/ ). I read the forum regularly, and it is often a source of news, issues, concerns, and perspectives that helps us to to stay plugged in and responsive to resident and small business needs. I'm posting fo...