Austin's 'road diet' plan will narrow a stretch of South Lamar Boulevard
Like many Austinites, after New Year's Day, Lamar Boulevard is set to go on a diet. But unlike many Austinites, the road will follow through on its slimming effort. Its so-called "road diet" will manifest itself in the first phase of safety improvements that will in some stretches permanently remove lanes from South Lamar Boulevard. The jargon for what is planned for Lamar Boulevard — an effort to place greater emphasis on alternative modes of transportation through more robust sidewalks and bike lanes — is often referred as a "road diet." With a $6.9 million contract recently approve...
Source: statesman.com