Big news that seemingly came out of nowhere. Because of the huge supplemental budget passed last month, we're kind of still finding out what was in it. Apparently, there was money in it for Lansing to change most of its major one-way streets in the central business district to two-way. The city had planned this, but never had the money. Anyway, this will be completed next year.
Nick King | LSJ
Lansing plans to convert some one-way streets for two-way traffic
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LANSING — Beginning next year, pedestrians will have to look both ways when crossing a bevy of downtown Lansing streets.
The city plans to convert six one-way streets to two-way traffic.
Lansing officials anticipate the change will take effect in mid-2020, although a date for the transition has not yet been set.
Lansing switched a number of roads from two-way to one-way during the 1960s.
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In 1999, the city reverted Shiawassee, Ionia and Washtenaw streets from one-way to two-way traffic. In the ensuing decades, city officials discussed changing more streets, but funding was a challenge, Kilpatrick said.
The city received $3.3 million from the state this year for converting one-way streets. That includes the cost of installing new traffic signals.
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Upcoming two-way streets
Lansing plans to switch the following roads from one-way to two-way.
- Grand Avenue between Malcolm X Street and Oakland Avenue
- Capitol Avenue between Malcolm X Street and Oakland Avenue
- Walnut Street between Malcolm X Street and Oakland Avenue
- Pine Street between Malcolm X Street and Oakland Avenue
- Ottawa Street between Grand Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
- Allegan Street between Grand Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
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This should really make things better for both pedestrians and drivers. It's definitely going to slow down cars that treat parts of the Capitol Loop, especially, like race courses.