06-24-2016, 02:14 PM
(06-24-2016, 01:42 PM)timc Wrote:(06-24-2016, 12:38 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: Road diets are another good example, some places are prime candidates for it, some remain essentially unchanged before and after (save for the expense of the diet, e.g. Davenport which is as dead as it was before)
I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Although it may not have a lot of traffic, the Davenport road diet has done a lot to reduce the speed of drivers racing through the area, and made it a much nicer place for pedestrians and cyclists.
As someone who rides Davenport occasionally, I agree, its definitely better than it was before. Although there are a few remaining issues, (apparently there are trails nearby which I have no idea how to connect to, and getting into the mall is still harrowing), but its a bit improvement, and cars seem to be slower.
That being said, I didn't really understand what Scout meant by "dead".