Highway median transit stations seem to be a North American specialty, I wish that wasn't the case. Our Cities deserve better.Thanks Diana for the C:S demo! ...
I live off of my cities dilapidated ass “”“Main street”“” that runs parallel to the halfa-interstate-A-to-b thing (not sure what it’s called, runs straight down the middle off the real interstate I-81)
4 lanes of car hell, half car lots/dive bars half empty decaying buildings. They talked about making it 2 lane w/ a center turn lane and expanded ped/bike infrastructure. Got shut down because “I-_____ is always backed up” (it never is) and the BuSiNeSsEs WiLl DiE wItHoUt 4 LanE aCcEsS (even though those same people admit they don’t SHOP at any of said businesses and just use it as an interstate bypass translation: no state cops to bust them for blasting down the strip residents of the area be damned)
Even if it does increase congestion – which there’s really not very strong evidence it would – it’s good for those businesses & the city’s ledger to do so.
So if you ever get a chance to speak in those meetings, come armed with the counterarguments. MPCs are more persuadable than many think.
I live off of my cities dilapidated ass “”“Main street”“” that runs parallel to the halfa-interstate-A-to-b thing (not sure what it’s called, runs straight down the middle off the real interstate I-81)
4 lanes of car hell, half car lots/dive bars half empty decaying buildings. They talked about making it 2 lane w/ a center turn lane and expanded ped/bike infrastructure. Got shut down because “I-_____ is always backed up” (it never is) and the BuSiNeSsEs WiLl DiE wItHoUt 4 LanE aCcEsS (even though those same people admit they don’t SHOP at any of said businesses and just use it as an interstate bypass translation: no state cops to bust them for blasting down the strip residents of the area be damned)
Bikeped infrastructure increases business visibility and boosts economic activity pretty much without fail. Ditto for eliminating off-street parking requirements and even trimming down on-street parking.
Even if it does increase congestion – which there’s really not very strong evidence it would – it’s good for those businesses & the city’s ledger to do so.
So if you ever get a chance to speak in those meetings, come armed with the counterarguments. MPCs are more persuadable than many think.