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Geoffrey, that may be true, but it's not worth it. If you doubt me, just try biking east through the District on L Street and then on K Street, or south on 9th Street and then on 7th Street. A trip that may take three minutes on one of the one-way streets with well-timed signals will take you ten minutes on the equivalent two-way street, where you can't time the signals for efficient travel nearly as effectively.

Pedestrian- and bike-friendly road design does not require bringing traffic to a total halt, which getting rid of the one-way streets would do.

Another alternative is what Portland does. They have a downtown grid made up almost entirely of one-way streets, but the signals are timed for traffic moving at about 20 mph. Drivers learn there is usually no point in going faster, but the efficiency benefits of the one-way streets remain.

by dal20402 on Mar 28, 2012 4:17 pm • link • report

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