Time for less talk, more action

[tufsu1]

I agree that some one-way streets downtown can be converted.....and that is happening....the rfedesign (change signals, restrips, etc.) is underway and should be finished within a year....construction is supposed to be done by next summer.

That said, I'm sorry if people find one-way streets confusing....they're actually really simple if there is a full grid....if the street you want is going the wrong way, just make 3 right turns and there you go!

And btw Steven...as a downtown resident, I am an end user!

[thelakelander]

That said, I'm sorry if people find one-way streets confusing....they're actually really simple if there is a full grid....if the street you want is going the wrong way, just make 3 right turns and there you go!

Imo, the problem with downtown's one-way streets aren't the fact that they are one way, its the incorporation of the one-way traffic loops from the 1971 downtown master plan into the street grid.  With the closed streets in courthouse area, if a driver on a street like Duval, Ashley or Beaver misses making a left turn on Laura, they can't make a left to head to the riverfront until they reach Jefferson six blocks away.  This is the issue that needs to be fixed and it appears it will once the streets targeted for conversion undergo that process.

[tufsu1]

Notice I did say "if there is a full grid" I am aware that there isn't a full grid in some parts of downtown....so that's what needs to be fixed....not turning every street into 2-way as some on this site have supported

[midnightblackrx]

That said, I'm sorry if people find one-way streets confusing....they're actually really simple if there is a full grid....if the street you want is going the wrong way, just make 3 right turns and there you go!

With the closed streets in courthouse area, if a driver on a street like Duval, Ashley or Beaver misses making a left turn on Laura, they can't make a left to head to the riverfront until they reach Jefferson six blocks away.  This is the issue that needs to be fixed and it appears it will once the streets targeted for conversion undergo that process.

I totally agree with you Lake.  It's crazy the way these streets are designed to run! But I think it's kind of getting away from the issue of whether to convert OWs to TWs. 

Certainly the grid should be adjusted to make more sense to drivers, but to make the roads more hostile to autos will not solve the problems of attracting more visitors downtown.  We need more restaurants, pubs, shops, etc to do that. 

[thelakelander]

While one way streets aren't the best for business visibility, I think downtown suffers from larger issues.  Namely a lack of easily identifiable public parking, overpriced retail leasing rates, poor lighting and a negative image cause by being the epicenter for vagrant activity in the city.  The street situation should be fine once the full grid is returned and the traffic directions are changed on Julia, Pearl, Clay and Bay, between Main and Newnan.