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Originally Posted by Rainger99
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A study from the University of Wyoming concluded that "the conversion from two-lane roadways to four lane divided roadways results in a notable reduction in fatal and injury crashes of more than 63% on urban roadways and 45% on rural roadways."
For those interested in the entire study, see below.
https://www.uwyo.edu/ahmed/Papers/20...20Roadways.pdf |
That study (from 2015?) does not apply to Meggison, especially Meggison south of Sawgrass. That study examined roads (i.e., highways) that had been converted from two-lane to four, primarily to improve vehicle traffic throughput.
This part of Meggison is a 20 MPH street that is shared by pedestrians, cyclists, golf carts and vehicles. Many people need to cross this street daily just to get their mail. Changing this to four-lane is the opposite of what should be done.
Read the Strong Towns books by Charles Marohn for more detail.
In particular, Marohn shows that traffic engineers are beginning a shift towards slower streets that work for all users. Looks like the developers are doing this as well.