‘The Road Diet’: Project to Reduce Traffic, Add Room for Bikers and Walkers Transforms Downtown Woodlawn

Downtown Woodlawn’s 1st Avenue South has been transformed with the implementation of a street-calming pilot project called “The Road Diet.”. This initiative has redesigned the streetscape, reducing the roadway from four lanes to two and adding pedestrian crosswalks, stop signs, new signage, on-street parking and a dedicated two-way bike lane. Two traffic signals have also been converted into all-way stops to enhance safety and accessibility.

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