THE BRAKE: Why Road Diets Fail — And How to Help Them Win
Two communities each planned to calm an ultra-wide, ultra-dangerous road with the support of the vast majority of the residents they asked, only to have those plans scuttled in the face of vocal opposition.
By
Kea Wilson
1:05 AM CST on March 1, 2022
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