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(Updated 4:10 p.m.) Fewer crashes, reduced traffic volumes and more bike riders — a new report shows that the Seminary Road Diet is working.
The information comes from a Post-Project Implementation Evaluation by the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services. The evaluation shows has been a 41% reduction in crashes along the one-mile stretch of Seminary Road between North Howard Street and Quaker Lane since the road diet went into effect in 2019, according to a report released Tuesday (Nov. 1) by the city’s Department of Transportation & Environmental services.