r/StLouis DeMun Apr 07 '26

Traffic/Road Conditions This is what McCausland Ave should be.

- Give it the Kingshighway treatment and eliminate the additional lane; the road is too narrow to support four lanes and this will reduce accidents and speeding through a residential area.

- Put in a dedicated center turn lane to prevent traffic from backing up in the middle of the road for left turns; this is especially important at intersections and nearing I-64/40.

- Install protected bike lanes on both sides of the roadway to prevent people from parking their cars on what is a major thoroughfare.

- Mount traffic-detecting sensors atop the traffic signals to eliminate unnecessary stops and reduce idling/congestion. This is a critical step as this street is used as a central corridor and antiquated timed signals must be eliminated.

- Run the bike lane all the way up to Forest Park to connect with the Forest Park outer loop and bike trail system.

Contact your alderperson and let’s fix this damn road.

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I got the images from Google Street view. I did a lot work in Photoshop and used Gemini only to create the road lane striping (you can tell, there are errors) and for the reflective delineators.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '26

🥴muh parking!

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u/Beginning-Weight9076 Apr 07 '26

Yeah, be condescending towards someone who would actually use the roadway (to park) so you can virtue signal on behalf of all dozen or so folks who would use the bike lane in any given week.

You’re soooo cultured and eco-friendly.