Like Woodward Avenue, Detroit. The first road made of concrete in the US. It’s about 4 lanes wide in both directions, separated by an island. The idea was to build the kind of roads that were grand avenues in 20th century cities. You see that even in NYC as you go north.
> On Nov 27, 2022, at 4:39 PM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "U.S. had built: wide roads, even in city centers, that seemed to invite > speeding." > Not true in Lincoln. > Neither straight nor wide. > > > "What the U.S. can do to change this is obvious, advocates say: like > outfitting trucks with side underride guards to prevent people from being > pulled underneath, or narrowing the roads that cars share with bikes so that > drivers intuit they should drive slower." > Lincoln roads are narrow and winding as they follow the design of our > earliest “roads”-cart paths. > Those paths were designed to avoid arable land and wetlands and be as narrow > as possible. > > If, indeed, narrow roads reduce speeds, perhaps we should consider leaving > the roadside uncut and create an even greater perception of a narrow road. > > Sara > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > >> On Nov 27, 2022, at 1:36 PM, John Mendelson <johntmendel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths >> >> https://nyti.ms/3i6DS8Q <https://nyti.ms/3i6DS8Q> >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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