“We were in a restaurant in the strip where an ambulance had to come take a man out. They blocked one lane for over 30 mins while they assessed him on the scene and then loaded him into a stretcher. If traffic is reduced to one lane we are ok with standstill traffic for that long? If a fire also happens to start at the same time the lane is blocked how can first responders to their jobs? In addition, the increase in idling from cars having to stop will reduce the air quality in the area vs continuous traffic flow. The new bike lane on smallman is one block over and already exist and could be expanded further down towards 32nd st. I’m all for updating but this plan is not well thought out and alternative seem to be better options.”
