Light to Calvert Street
Connection at McKeldin Square
The
2.0
plan (above upper right) calls for closing the diagonal connector from Light Street to
Calvert Street. While
this opens McKeldin
Square to the promenade, it also creates some problems. Light Street would be widened south of Pratt
creating an extremely wide intersection to cross east-west. Vehicular patterns would require constant
right turns for north bound Light Street
at Pratt– another potential pedestrian hazard. Will an improved connection of McKeldin
Square to the promenade be worth the cost and traffic disruption?
The
2.1 plan (left) calls for a modified alteration to the intersection: removal of the exclusive right turn lanes
from Light to Pratt Street and a possible reduction in the number of lanes on
Light Street to narrow its overall width.
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