Raise the Hammer

While I'm trying to find those answers, here is a call (perhaps a raise?) on your study Ryan. By the way, to those reading, I'm not posting these studies as a way of saying "ah ha! see? I'm right and you're wrong"! I get the feeling that a lot of you are attempting to say that to me. That's not my intent. My intent is to point out that you might not be right. There is more that needs to be considered. I think a lot of stuff here at RTH is presented as the end all and be all fact. It frustrates me and I feel the need to present the other side of things. Critical thinking seems to lack here sometimes (not always). That's not meant to be an offensive statement. I hope that it causes people to see that RTH can be improved upon. I feel like RTH could be better if people were more open to other people's views, statements, and suggestions without getting their backs up. Perhaps I've got this RTH thing all wrong though. I came here thinking it was a place for open discussion to better the city. Is it supposed to be a place for like minded people to discuss their same belief?

From Stemley, J. (1998). ONE-WAY STREETS PROVIDE SUPERIOR SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE. Institute of Transportation Engineers Journal, p. 47-50. The advantages of a one-way street network over a two-way street pattern, particularly in a downtown area, fall into three broad categories: safety, capacity, and convenience. He charges that officials who decide to ignore the many benefits that have and will continue to accompany a one-way street network will not be doing their constituency any favors by changing to a two-way network in their downtown area. Rather, he warns of the following: they will be imposing increased accidents and delay upon drivers and pedestrians; pedestrians will be inconvenienced where midblock crosswalks are removed; congestion and air pollution will increase; and businesses and customers will find fewer curbside spaces available for parking and delivery.

John Stemley has varied experience in the public and private sector, including highway design and construction, private development, transportation planning, traffic engineering and experience as an expert witness. He has a civil engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati and a MPA. from the University of Dayton. He is a Fellow of ITE