When choosing between a narrow one-way couplet and a large stroad, one-ways get my vote every time.
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In the rush to convert one-ways to two-ways, I worry we’re trending the wrong-way.
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The other problem with one-way streets.
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Maybe one-way to two-way street conversions aren't the silver bullet solution we make them out to be.
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This is a home and a destination, not a place to pass through quickly on your way to somewhere else. The streets should be designed to reflect that.
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A dramatic response to the one-way to two-way transformation shows just how impactful street design can be, and provides inspiration for other cities.
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A textbook example of how to frame an argument for converting one-way streets to two-ways.
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We should design our streets in way that allows people to cross safely at their own judgment - since that's what they're going to do anyway. In this regard, one-way streets have their benefits.
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The City of Cedar Rapids is converting a number of its one-way streets in the downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods to two-way... or more precisely, back to two-way, since all of these streets used to be two-way back in the day.
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We talk a lot at Strong Towns about how a street designed around automobiles with little regard for people has an assortment of negative consequences. One of them is economic vitality. Particularly for store fronts in downtowns with a stroad running past them.
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