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Excellent summary of Road Diets and why they are good for a community - from @ BikeWalkKC

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Mon, 09/21/2015 - 11:41am

Headlines are quick hits from media outlets from Missouri and around the world. Follow the headline link for the full story. The source of this headline says:

Balanced meals and reasonable portions aren’t the only type of diet that leads to the health and wellness of our citizens; many of our region’s streets need Road Diets.

What is a Road Diet?

Although the concept takes many shapes in practice, the general idea is to reduce the number of travel lanes and dedicate that space to some other use. For example, a four lane street like the example shown can be converted to include two travel lanes in each direction, a center turning lane, and two bike lanes. In some cases the goal might be to add more on-street parking.

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Excellent summary of Road Diets and why they are good for a community - from @ BikeWalkKC
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