Despite resistance from some Republican governors, removing lanes as a “road diet” has been a tool numerous cities—including Baton Rouge—have used for years to calm traffic. President Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t like it either. Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%, but criteria for an upcoming round of
Trump’s transportation officials buck future ‘road diets’
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