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Seattle’s first protected intersection, Dexter Ave N @ Thomas St. (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/seattle

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Am I the only one who thinks that the design decision to eliminate the ability for cars to both cross Dexter or make left turns anywhere is a deliberate choice to create driver frustration and reduce favorable attitudes towards building more of these?

Normal protected intersections are terrific and allow automotive traffic to flow in all directions. What was the thought process here?

[–] bwrsandman 4 points 1 month ago

Just a guess (looking at the sharrows at the end of the other street) but it's probably a deliberate design to reduce the flow of car traffic on the street.

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