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re: Government Street is a cluster! Who’s idea was it?
Posted on 3/29/21 at 3:49 pm to CitizenK
Posted on 3/29/21 at 3:49 pm to CitizenK
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Less traffic means less shoppers
Yep. I wanted to grab a quick lunch on government on my way to the house from downtown. Traffic was backed up from Acadian to French Truck coffee. so, harkening back to this thread, I turned left and drifted over the North street. I got all the way to foster and turned right. This little detour took me an extra 10 minutes with lights (about the same as if I'd sat in traffic on government. I ran out of time and went home and made a sammich. Business on government lost today.
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Posted on 3/29/21 at 3:50 pm to Motorboat
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I ran out of time and went home and made a sammich. Business on government lost today.
Maybe some of that traffic is people returning to "normal life" after the Pandemic.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 4:04 pm to Motorboat
So moral of the story is leave downtown via North Blvd. Don't go Government until you hit traffic and then try and weave over to North Blvd.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 8:48 am to Motorboat
I drive this every day on Government, and here is what I've seen.
The weekly bad accidents on the stretch between Acadian and around Calandro's are over. The days of poles being knocked down during lunch (not late night drunks) are over. Apart from the road construction, the traffic flows evenly and paces better now that a turn lane is in place. The time it takes to cross Foster seems less than before. I drive this on Government throughout the day, not just a commute, and I prefer it.
What can't be avoided is the amount of cars coming out of the three high schools, and the carpool lines for the grade school in the old Westmoreland. That was a cluster-frick even with the old Government Street. Some people may also miss the riding down Government at 50 mph or faster during some stretches, but overall the consistent pace without having to slam on breaks dodging cars turning or idiots pulling into lanes is smoother.
The weekly bad accidents on the stretch between Acadian and around Calandro's are over. The days of poles being knocked down during lunch (not late night drunks) are over. Apart from the road construction, the traffic flows evenly and paces better now that a turn lane is in place. The time it takes to cross Foster seems less than before. I drive this on Government throughout the day, not just a commute, and I prefer it.
What can't be avoided is the amount of cars coming out of the three high schools, and the carpool lines for the grade school in the old Westmoreland. That was a cluster-frick even with the old Government Street. Some people may also miss the riding down Government at 50 mph or faster during some stretches, but overall the consistent pace without having to slam on breaks dodging cars turning or idiots pulling into lanes is smoother.
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