I agree with you again S.P.
I don't know what's wrong. lol
This mid-block and small streets are the perfect opportunity to bust up the blocks, and create some fantastic streets that are gathering places in the city. I do like Edison St and I think it has some serious potential to become a nice N/S connecting, commercial/retail corridor. With the bars Cedars and Este on the north end, and the Coppers, and some art galleries on the south end, it's a prime candidate for some serious increase in usage.
I would suggest that the city leave Edison the width it is, leave it one way traffic, but install new sidewalks and streets at he same grade so that the two blend into one another. If the southern portion were developed correctly, and I'm not suggesting taking out any of the existing 300 S buildings, just developing the parking, that could be a great gathering street in the city, particularly once the St Street Project gets completed and has the connection from State to Floral to Edison.