The city will redesign three major streets to slow traffic and improve safety.
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The proposal would reduce lane widths on three major roads, extend curbs, and add medians to slow traffic and provide safer spaces for pedestrians. “The plan also calls for a separated bike lane on 4th Street to add connectivity to bicyclists going north-south.”
According to Scott Ogilvie, program manager for Complete Streets in St. Louis, the city will also adjust the timing of stoplight cycles to give pedestrians more chances to cross.
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