05-29-2016, 09:33 PM
I am absolutely not saying two-way streets are a bad thing. But jumping to conclusions is never good.
And BECAUSE it's not in a vacuum, it's hard to isolate the effects. You can't do a double-blind study vs a placebo, for example, to confirm the effects, as there are many factors to play in any city. And to me, I am always going to be more skeptical of studies commissioned to confirm an expected result (crime fell! property values are up!) than of ones that don't start with a preconceived notion of the "right" answer.
And BECAUSE it's not in a vacuum, it's hard to isolate the effects. You can't do a double-blind study vs a placebo, for example, to confirm the effects, as there are many factors to play in any city. And to me, I am always going to be more skeptical of studies commissioned to confirm an expected result (crime fell! property values are up!) than of ones that don't start with a preconceived notion of the "right" answer.