I’m doing an unscientific survey, and I hope you’ll help by leaving a comment with your answer, even if you don’t normally comment (perhaps especially if you don’t normally comment):

Do you drive down Main Street on a regular or semi-regular basis? In other words, is it a normal route for you to take someplace like work, church, friend’s or family’s home, downtown or socializing, etc.? If so, what would you do if the city were to narrow Main Street from five to three lanes, slowing traffic down to 25 or 30 miles per hour?

Answer any way you want, but here are some options to get you thinking: Would you keep your same route and just drive the slower speed (maybe leave home a little earlier to compensate for it)? Would you look for an alternate, faster route? Would you cut through the surrounding neighborhoods to try to somehow gain time? Would you take Martin Luther King Drive as an alternate route (either now, or if it were improved)? Would you just not go out at all if it involved driving in that area? There are other options; these are just a few to prime the pump.