N_C, road diets have been
proven to increase pedestrian safety at signed and unsigned crosswalks, provide bicyclists a
more visible road position, and increase annual daily traffic counts.
beneficial for autos, bikes AND pedestrians. the proven benefits of road diets say go. check
www.cascade.org to mine for effects of road diets; not sure you can find the documentation there, but one of the advocacy folks there would surely provide links. cascade bicycling club- the largest local cycling club in america.