Rick Johnson, Salisbury, N.C.
♦ I travel up and down Innes street on a daily basis. I have always thought the traffic was too slow and congested. Recently I downloaded a new app on my phone called WAZE. Waze is one of the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation apps. Hundreds and thousands of drivers in the area all share information. This info is then used to show traffic congestion and the flow.
Since installing this app, I have noticed the average speed on Innes between Main street and I-85 is somewhere between 8 and 12 mph during normal business hours.
If I remember correctly, one of the major desires for the reconfiguration of Innes street was to slow down traffic. Here is a link to the “OTHER” paper to prove the RFP is not making this stuff up:
“Consultant Drake Fowler of Design Workshop in Asheville presented the draft final plan of Complete Streets, a 58-page document outlining changes for East Innes and Long streets aimed at slowing traffic, encouraging bicycling in some areas and making it safer for pedestrians to cross the street and use sidewalks.” S.P.
http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20140529/SP01/140529686/
Well, here is a new tax saving idea. Let’s NOT install the bike lanes and then declare it a success. TRAFFIC IS SLOW ENOUGH already. How much slower than 8-12 mph do you want?
If the stated objective is incorrect, what could be the true reason for the “TRAFFIC CALMING” in Salisbury?
