US EditionTrump administration reverses long-held guidance on 'road diets' for traffic safety
- The Trump administration's revised guidance now discourages road diet projects aimed at reducing lane capacity for traffic safety, despite past recognition of their benefits in reducing crashes.
- In Kansas City, road diets have been implemented to improve safety, leading to a 19% drop in injury crashes in Philadelphia and over a 70% decrease in speeding incidents in Portland.
- While cities like Philadelphia and Portland reported significant reductions in injury crashes after road diets, opposition continues from some policymakers and advocacy groups.
- Concerns about road diets affecting emergency response times were addressed by University of Iowa researchers, who reported no noticeable change in response times with these implementations.
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