A UNIQUE road revitalization project is creating major fears for American motorists.
While the so-called road diet will result in a more equitable use of streets for all, it could create major issues such as traffic jams and more.
In West Columbia, South Carolina, just outside the state’s capital city Columbia, local lawmakers want to make a more walkable district along Meeting Street, drawing in activity from the popular River District less than a mile away.
The road diet would see Meeting Street reduced from a four-lane road to a two-lane one, adding sidewalks, landscaped medians, and 63 on-street parking spaces to the area from the beginning of Sunset Boulevard to 9th Street, a 0.81-mile stretch…