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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Tue Sep 1 22:59:48 2015, in response to Re: Why the Emphasis on Pedestrian Fatalities?, posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Aug 31 20:21:51 2015. What is your definition of an arterial street?An arterial highway that is not a limited access highway. A reasonable working map would include only what's designated as "motorways", "trunk roads" and "primary roads" on open street maps. Most Manhattan avenues are designated as "secondary roads." Here's a link to the arterial highway network for 1939. Moses never proposed to turn every Manhattan Avenue into a limited access highway Moses' master plan map was published in the 21 Nov 1940 edition of the NY Times. Here's a list of some of the proposed express highways: Park Avenue north of 96th St; Atlantic Avenue (Flatbush to ENY); Queens Blv; Woodhaven/Crossbay Blvs; Boston Post Road; Grand Concourse and many others. I personally remember when Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn was widened from four to six lanes around 1975. Here's a shot of 4th Ave at 25th St in Brooklyn that was taken in 1929. You will note the 6 traffic lanes. Here's a current view of the same intersection taken in 2013. You will note the same roadway width: 3 traffic lanes (incl parking lane) in both directions. You will also note that sidewalks are the same width - count the number of concrete panels. Being an emgineer doesn't give you the right to make up stories. I agree and I have not. |
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