One-way streets are bad for everyone but speeding cars

[mtraininjax]

Nice posts Lake, from Lakeland. I'd be on board to advocate that look for the streets. Of course it will probably take 20 years for our city government to come around, but its a great time to start.

[Jaxson]

There are situations where one way streets make sense. For example, perhaps going one way allows extra road width to be switched to dedicated bike, ped or transit use. You'll find this context sensitive solution being used a lot in denser urban cities.

I don't agree often with you Lake, but here I do, I saw this solution extensively used in Paris, FR when I visited earlier this month. If Riverside wants to become more ped/bike/bus friendly, they need to look at this as a solution.

It is not often that I agree with mtraininjax, but I agree that Riverside-Avondale would benefit from urban traffic calming solutions that encourage a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists.  While created with noble intentions, the current configuration of College and Post Streets only encourages drivers to play 'chicken' with oncoming traffic as they try to squeeze between two sets of parked vehicles.  The 15 mph speed limit in those areas, IMHO, only serves to push that traffic onto parallel streets with a higher speed limit (e.g. 30 mph).  One way streets with one way traffic, parking on one side and dedicated bicycle lanes are a good option to explore...

[PeeJayEss]

In those Lakeland examples, it doesn't look like there is sufficient parking for the residents, unless I'm seeing it wrong and the left side of the street is not residences. Also, it looks like the right side of the street has surface parking lots all over.

[thelakelander]

^That's Johnson Avenue. It's a dedicated bike corridor that passes through Florida Southern College's campus and the Lake Morton Historic District (Lakeland's Riverside/Avondale). Here's more pics from Google Streetview: