Quote Originally Posted by royce View Post
Kslice, I think BRT lanes are a waste of space. Moving vehicles [[cars, trucks, vans, SUVs) could be using those lanes instead of a small group of buses that arrive at a given stop every 15 to 30 minutes. Parking lanes make pedestrians and bikers feel safe. If parking is not available on the street, then you have to create parking lots between the buildings, destroying the street wall. That's how I see things.
When was the last time you were on Gratiot in Detroit? Because 99% of the time I drive it, the lanes are wide open for the relatively little traffic it sees. This is not a congested city of two million anymore. Four general purpose lanes is plenty.

Also, a big part of this plan calls for making Gratiot safer for pedestrians, as it's currently one of the deadliest roadways in the state. What you're proposing [[basically the status quo) doesn't address that problem.