tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post8136878009843856626..comments2024-01-25T07:47:23.112-06:00Comments on Hi / Zeph / 400: Saint Paul's oversized downtown streetsMike Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257599090818492294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-39432709423396817602014-07-18T21:05:51.141-05:002014-07-18T21:05:51.141-05:00Yep, I'm in downtown Saint Paul every weekday ...Yep, I'm in downtown Saint Paul every weekday at work. I encourage you to step out on the street and walk around downtown if you haven't -- many of these streets really are pretty dead most of the time. Yes, some streets get busy at peak times, but the peak doesn't last very long. There are alternate ways of getting around downtown that are underutilized, probably because people don't understand the one-way layouts.Mike Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257599090818492294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-56625586614676321462014-07-11T11:13:38.570-05:002014-07-11T11:13:38.570-05:00Do you spend much time is Downtown Saint Paul? Wh...Do you spend much time is Downtown Saint Paul? While it certainly may seem like many of these streets are too wide during off-peak hours, the fact is many that you have marked as too wide need to be as wide as they are for peak hours. Kellogg, 5th, 6th, and Minnesota all handle large loads that justify their width during peak hours, and given that three of them have dedicated bus lanes, taking away more general lanes would be a big mistake. And Jackson and Sibley both only have more than two lanes if you count turn lanes. Both only have two general traffic lanes.<br /><br />I like the general idea of what you're getting at, as I do think we as a people do have a tendency to over-pave. I just don't see Downtown Saint Paul as the best example of this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com