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Fewer lanes mean fewer crashes for most Akron-area streets with road diets
Changes to how roadways are configured across Greater Akron are leading to fewer crashes, calmer and slower traffic and room for bicycles and other modes of transportation. Called road diets, these new layouts typically reduce the number of travel lanes and add in a center turn lane.
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