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[CorgiMatt]

The only way is two ways, with rare exceptions, and even those rare exceptions should be two ways as far as I'm concerned.

[johnpro318]

GvilleSC, on 31 May 2011 - 02:03 PM, said:

I was in Asheville this past weekend, and found their downtown somewhat difficult to navigate. There's a great many one-way streets, and they seem to have little order/reason. Columbia at least has a stronger grid than Asheville, but I agree that the result would be much the same.

I was thinking the same thing when I went to Asheville two weekends ago. Having to circle city blocks isn't fun or efficient.

[Spartan]

Come to Charlotte and you will get thoroughly confused by all the one-way streets in Uptown.

For those in support of them, why do you think they would make it better for Columbia? How would it make it easier to get around? Is it hard to drive around today? If so, cite some examples. Explain "why" ... if you have justification for your idea you may get people to agree with you.

If I have time one of these days I can go through countless reasons why one-way streets don't make sense. The biggest reason is that is disrupts the functionality in a grid like Columbia has. Plus traffic is not a significant problem except during peak hours.

[growingup15]

I had a meeting with Mark Pleasent  of the SCDOT Highway planning department and he's already in love with my Idea of the 10 Highway the connects I77-Downtown-I20 double decker over the railways to get ready for the major development neat the amazon Distribution center. and he said making it a toll rd would be even more great. also He said they are already in talks with the city of columbia into already turning some of downtown columbia's streets into one ways. so i wasnt already thinking about they were also. He said not a whole bunch of roads but enough in areas that needs one ways.

[Spartan]

I'd be surprised if that actually happens. Columbia's streets are sufficiently wide enough to accommodate two way traffic.