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Originally Posted by Offside_Ref
Seemingly oddly, Broadway feels quicker eastbound PM than 12th and 4th right now. The lack of turning traffic dramatically speeds up traffic. Definitely not a long-term change though.
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This is why Nanaimo works so well now even though it's a single through lane in each direction between Hastings and 1st Avenue. They used the space that was freed up for two-way left turn lanes and right turn lanes. The only time when traffic gets backed up is when clueless people don't pull left or right to make their turns.
Although it does seem a bit ridiculous that they turned the one block next to Pandora Park into a single lane - everybody has to merge only to splay out again after a few hundred feet.
If they can do something similar with Broadway after Millennium line construction is complete (not single lanes necessarily, but somehow incorporate a two-way left turn lane) then I think it could work out well.
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