SnoopJ (@SnoopJ@hachyderm.io)

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Reading City of #Boston planning documents about "rightsizing" streets by reallocating space, when all of a sudden, Sad Keanu

Stylistic drawing of a large city sidewalk with some green space and benches out in front of building frontage. On one of the benches, a figure is sitting and eating a sandwich, a drawing directly adapted from the "Sad Keanu" meme

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More accurately what I am reading is the South Boston Transportation Action Plan (SBTAP) but I would imagine the figure has been used else where in documents under the Planning Department's umbrella

https://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/f596b3f6-5dc8-4234-8f83-c74ee19e6fab

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This document is a banger though

Stylistic drawing of "Typical connector street in South Boston" showing space utilization, with 6 ft + 4 ft allocated as "people space", 7 ft allocated to parking, and 12 ft + 11 ft to driving lanes, on both sides of the road.

Caption reads: "The overwhelming majority of available space in the public right-of-way is dedicated to vehicular movement and storage. In this typical example, it is 75% of the street. What space remains is used by pedestrians for a variety of passive and active uses and houses infrastructure like street lights, trash cans, and the occasional street tree."

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Stylistic drawing of "Rightsized connector street with Detail" showing space utilization, with 10 ft + 4 ft + 8 ft on one side of the road allocated as "people space". Some of the 8 ft is shared space with a bike lane crossing over the crosswalk. 7 ft on each side of the road is allocated to vehicle parking, and 11 ft on each side is allocated to a single lane of traffic in each direction.

Text reads: "Mobility and livability needs and goals can be met by the reallocation of space that also balances all modes, and prioritizes safety and comfort. The result are roadways that still provide adequate capacity for vehicular traffic and parking, but elevate the pedestrian, bicycle and larger community experience. As discussed, narrower roads result in lower speeds which benefits
both people in vehicles and those on foot, bicycles, or mobility-assisted devices:"

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