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Also, unrelated, but this seems to be a problem no one is noticing. Most "arterial roads" in cities and surrounding areas are for the lack of a better word "disappearing".
Arterial roads are two lane roads in both directions, they have no driveways in/off them and no traffic lights/signals. They allow higher speed travel compared to city streets, or a suburban street, but are slower then a hwy thought the concept is similar.
Most of these higher speed roads are being turned into "strodes" that are neither a street nor a road. This means multiple traffic lights and intersections, as well as driveways on/off the road (similar to a suburban street with driveways on the left/right).
This IMO increases the amount of time you may spend in your car driving from one side of a city to another, thus increasing fuel consumption while idling at lights. It also means more "conflict areas" between the users of the "stroad", such as pedestrians/specialists/transit.
What we need is a complete reclassification of our roadways, as I guarantee if you thing of a street or a road or a avenue they may all look the same in our minds.