[TennesseeGirl]

For the last 8 years the Feds (DOT under their "Environment section) has offered cities federal dollars to REDUCE busy streets from 4 lanes to 2 lanes & use the remaining footage for bicycle lanes and wider sidewalks. It's their answer to congested streets (HA!!!!) Scroll down the page to "Road Diets". Also, Barcelona has taken this idea to the extreme - here are the links: http://99percentinvisible.org/category/cities/, also: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/funding/funding_opportunities.cfm

[Lonely Bull]

For the last 8 years the Feds (DOT under their "Environment section) has offered cities federal dollars to REDUCE busy streets from 4 lanes to 2 lanes & use the remaining footage for bicycle lanes and wider sidewalks.

I was a bit elliptical when I wrote my first post, but this activity is some of what I meant by hoping for better policy.