The official name, I think, is sidewalk extensions. But you can also call them bulbouts. They’ve been a favorite of street planners for years, and Albany is getting a bunch more as part of the CARA streetscape project that’s going to start in June.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Bulbouts, CARA streetscape, Ellsworth Street, Highway 20, ODOT, sidewalk extensions
Tags: Bulbouts, CARA streetscape, Ellsworth Street, Highway 20, ODOT, sidewalk extensions
Narrowing a traffic artery: Brilliant!
I’d like to know what Albany’s streetscape designers were thinking when they decided to put chokepoints on the the main downtown thoroughfare, already hard-pressed to handle traffic during busy parts of the day.
Tags: Albany traffic, Bulbouts, Lyon Street, sidewalk extensions