Comment 35674

By jonathan dalton (registered) | Posted November 23, 2009 at 15:53:41

The issue is not simply one way vs. two way, it's a matter of size and scale as well as speed. The one way streets you see in Montreal are not 5 lanes wide, they're more like 3, with ample sidewalks. The size of the buildings also factors in. Cities like Paris have one way thoroughfares wider than Main. Why do they work? The buildings are all 7 or 8 stories high, preserving the 'outdoor room' feeling. Also, ample sidewalks, bike lanes, street parking. There needs to be a minimum ratio of friendly space to zoom zoom space. That's what we don't get - direction of traffic flow is only part of the equation. We can't just make all our buildings bigger, but we can slow down the traffic and add more friendly design elements.

Anyway it IS being changed, even if they bungle rapid transit, and we'll know soon enough.

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