The plan creates more space for sidewalks and bike lanes along Franklin Street, and adds more intersections to help slow traffic.
Portland has revealed a new draft plan for redesigning Franklin Street, a major corridor that connects the downtown area with Interstate 295. The plan calls for the large median that divides four lanes of traffic to be removed, creating more space for sidewalks and bike lanes, and adds more intersections to help slow down traffic.
The plan also reduces road widths and lane widths, and shortened intersection crossings, Nicole Ogrysko writes for Maine Public. Kevin Kraft, the city's planning and urban development director, said the goal was to create an “urban street” rather than a highway.
The new design also brings additional on-street parking, and Kraft said the design should open up more housing and retail space.
Read the full story: Portland unveils draft plan for redesigning one of the city's busiest corridors
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