flyingember wrote:
which backs up my assesment. there's no way a bike is going to keep up with traffic if they have to make detours cars don't.
Your assessment was that a bike could not keep up with the speed of traffic from a light. That is incorrect. Bikes most certainly can. But there won't be any at the 8th and Walnut light because riders will have chosen an alternate route.
DaveKCMO wrote:dedicated and protected bike lanes draw more people to bikes, period... whether it seems logical or you like it or don't.
same can be said for urban rail transit stops. you may disagree, but the data is there.
walnut is now 2-way all the way from 5th to 20th.
charlotte is now 2-way from 8th to 11th (the rest will come with additional funding).
14 street is now 2-way from wyandotte to broadway.
baltimore comes later this month.
what should be next? 7th/8th? the east part of 10th? holmes?
DaveKCMO wrote:walnut is now 2-way all the way from 5th to 20th.
charlotte is now 2-way from 8th to 11th (the rest will come with additional funding).
14 street is now 2-way from wyandotte to broadway.
baltimore comes later this month.
what should be next? 7th/8th? the east part of 10th? holmes?
10th seems like a good candidate.
I've tweeted this a couple of times, but I'll say it again: The 2-way conversion of Walnut is outstanding! I'm amazed at what a little paint can do to the life of a street. Really just a well done job by everyone involved.
DaveKCMO wrote:walnut is now 2-way all the way from 5th to 20th.
charlotte is now 2-way from 8th to 11th (the rest will come with additional funding).
14 street is now 2-way from wyandotte to broadway.
baltimore comes later this month.
what should be next? 7th/8th? the east part of 10th? holmes?
9th St from Main to the Paseo
this would give a long-distance cross-downtown route for all kinds of delivery vehicles that avoids the financial district
it also helps give a more notable street for a number of potential redevelopment areas
12th St Broadway to the Paseo
potential streetcar line
city hall easier access
10th from Main to Locust
primary bus route across the CBD
I've seen some dangerous situations each of the past two mornings due to the intersection change at 14th and Broadway. I like the changes, but people have no clue what the changes are still and are turning from parking lanes, going the wrong way under Bartle Hall (used to happen pretty often the other direction, however), and zooming in front of other cars when they realize they are in the wrong lane.
I'd love to see Pennsylvania and Washington to the South of 12th, along with 14th all the way to the FBI building, made into two way streets. This would probably also require 13th to be two way. The intersection of 13th and Penn, just before the I-35 on ramp could be a traffic circle, but there is probably not enough space. The triangle between Broadway, 12th, and I-35 is a dead zone unless your office is there. Broadway is really a boundary for many to "downtown," and I'd like to see that line blurred.
Charlotte and Holmes in Columbus Park
6th between Cherry and Charlotte
7th/Admiral between Grand and Washington
All of 8th
All of 9th
All of 10th
The rest of Charlotte from 11th on South
All of Holmes through the CBD and Crossroads
Yeah, um...basically everything. Some of those are easier than others, like the two in Columbus Park--mainly re-striping and signage, only one signal. I'd say prioritize those easy ones first.
it's not technically a one-way street, but walnut between 3rd and 5th will be restored to a proper thru street with the bond package the council passed yesterday. the street will remain closed on market days, but more "on-street" parking will be made available for the buildings on the east side of the market (which has been an impediment to leasing). the new on-street parking will accommodate vendor trucks on market days. city market staff and neighborhood reps are supportive of the change.