Just now, GCrites80s said:

Has the title of this thread always been MJK instead of MLK? How did none of us notice it over the course of 16 years?

 

I don't know but I just fixed it. ?

19 minutes ago, thomasbw said:

 

5 minutes ago, thomasbw said:

 

The Uptown Access Project should have been used as a justification to convert Taft and McMillian to two-way and to narrow Liberty as originally planned. Lost decade and whatnot.

Liberty traffic dropped considerably 

 

All the data is here- https://odot.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=odot

Last Chart. I really should have done all of this as one post, but you guys get to see the process in real time this way. 

Look at all of that added economic activity!

Maybe they'll jump out of their cars and spend money if the cars are going faster.

The Deaconess Hospital and Shriners shut down during this time. Could have played a small role.

 

However UC added some new buildings and Christ expanded. So where did those 4,000-ish vehicles go?

Maybe more UC students and faculty living closer to campus and taking local roads instead of the highway?

Sept 20, 2020:

 

 

 

 

That’s a BIG construction zone. I can imagine traffic getting busy on the interchange next 5 years, which seems like the on ramp isn’t even big enough from 71-S. We will see