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One-way streets are everywhere in our street grids, moving cars fast through cities, often to highway on-ramps and off-ramps. But cities have increasingly been converting them back to two-way traffic. Why?

Resources on this topic:

– Ortigosa, J., Gayah, V. V., & Menendez, M. (2019). Analysis of one-way and two-way street configurations on urban grid networks. Transportmetrica B: transport dynamics.
– Riggs, W., & Gilderbloom, J. I. H. (2017). How multi-lane, one-way street design shapes neighbourhood life: collisions, crime and community. Local Environment, 22(8), 917-933.
– Riggs, W., & Gilderbloom, J. (2016). Two-way street conversion: Evidence of increased livability in Louisville. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 36(1), 105-118.

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