Don’t Shrink Solano

Road Diets are policies intended to control traffic and reduce auto travel by reducing the width of streets and making it less appealing to travel by car. The Solano cycle track proposal is a good example. Road diets have been a favorite of traffic engineers for more than a decade, but they often come with unintended consequences. The city council has not reported research, or even mentioned, the history of failed road diets in Los Angeles and other cities.

Videos about road diets in general, and the Solano Avenue plan in particular:

• Albany Fire Dept. Chief Boito discusses his concerns at the May 5, 2025, city council meeting at timestamp 2:33:30 in this video recording
• Here is a good summary of many of the problems road diets have caused in different cities
• Mar Vista is a neighborhood in Los Angeles
• Playa del Rey, another Los Angeles neighborhood
• Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in Washington, DC.