Removing lanes has been a tool numerous cities have used for years to calm traffic, despite resistance from some Republican governors. President Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t like it either.Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%. Portland has implemented the strategy and saw a more than 70% decline in vehicles traveling at least 10 mph over the speed limit But criteria for an upcoming round of federal road safety grants say projects aimed at “reducing lane capacity” should be considered “less favorably,” the administration said.
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