Questions:
Has anyone looked at the impacts that lane reduction will have on emergency evacuation?
Similarly, what about emergency vehicle response times.
Is the "walking Vero" concept valid in this time of increasing home delivery for almost everything?
Comment:
If lanes are removed, the effects will be noticable to drivers at peak traffic hours. The street may have sufficient capacity, but more lanes are almost always better.
Yes, actually, Kimberly-Horn addressed this in their presentation. Their study demonstrated that there is more than enough traffic load capacity during a potential emergency evacuation.
More lanes are almost always better? Untrue. Have you ever heard of “induced demand”?