Uptown / 23rd District

[Urbanized]

I have an interest in a business on 23rd, so I do have a dog in this fight. However we didn't buy the business until last summer, when the train had already left the station on this design, or I personally would have tried to exert any influence I had to get them to consider a four-to-three lane reduction. This configuration has been proven to actually reduce transit time rather than slow it down. The problem 23rd has and will CONTINUE to have in this config is left turns backing up traffic and the way people respond to this (darting from lane to lane at speed).

This is counterintuitive to many, but removing the left turners from the travel lanes allows the balance of road users to maintain a consistent speed, if slower, and invariably results in a shorter average transit time through the area in question. Safer and easier for those in cars, safer for bicycles and pedestrians, plus the added benefit of additional sidewalk space and/or dedicated bike lanes. It is a win/win/win, INCLUDING for automobile traffic.

You can read about this type of lane reduction here.

[Urbanized]

Here's a really good video that explains the benefit of a four-to-three lane reduction. Including improved travel times for automobiles and emergency response vehicles. Also reduces vehicular crashes by up to 47%.

[HOT ROD]

Your rants are not FAA approved.

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Yes, I need my FAA approval. hehe.

[PhiAlpha]

haha, that's a good one. (really im laughing).

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[okcrun]

Yes, I need my FAA approval. hehe.

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get it. You deserve it.

[HOT ROD]

hehe. lol

[Dob Hooligan]

Here's a really good video that explains the benefit of a four-to-three lane reduction. Including improved travel times for automobiles and emergency response vehicles. Also reduces vehicular crashes by up to 47%.

Watched the video. I do not think small town Iowa roads and their ability to reduce accidents that happen to 18 wheelers hauling corn are an accurate reflection of traffic on a road that runs in front of the Oklahoma State Capitol. The proposed road diet area appears to be about 1/2 mile in the Uptown District. Nobody is suggesting that 23rd be reduced either east of Broadway or west of Western. Living in The Village, I am very familiar with the 3 lane portion of Pennsylvania that runs south of Britton Road to the Nichols Hills city limits at Westminster. People turn left from the (right) traffic lane on a regular basis.