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So I guess you are arguing for the sake of arguing? Otherwise I don’t understand your point. No one should support streets lined with jersey barriers. M Street  is not an interstate highway. [/quote]

No, I am saying that wider sidewalks protected by jersey jersey walls are better than narrower sidewalks and more car lanes. Jersey walls are a quick, low-cost way to protect ped/bike facilities while we're waiting for more permanent changes.[/quote]
Research is very clear that this makes M Street less safe, not more safe. [/quote]

What research? Less safe for whom?[/quote]
Less safe for everyone. There’s a lot of information out there in shared space and curbless street design that you can read if you are inclined. The jersey barriers encourage drivers to go faster which decreases safety. 
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Please post some of that research showing that jersey barriers protecting sidewalks encourage drivers to go faster, thanks.[/quote]

Still waiting on some of that research. Thanks![/quote]

This study found that jersey barriers protecting construction workers on arterial roads did indeed cause drivers to drive faster. Whether it's an apples-to-apples comparison could be questioned, but the jersey barriers in Georgetown serve the same purpose as jersey barriers on arterial roads: protecting pedestrians and construction workers. The study also said the research confirms earlier studies that found the same thing.

"The study results indicated that drivers tend to increase speed alongside concrete jersey barriers, which corresponds with prior research. An interesting observation was that drivers tend
to deviate from the center of the lane, away from the barrier, while driving alongside concrete jersey barriers."

http://www.jtle.net/uploadfile/2018/1112/20181112023204849.pdf[/quote]

Because jersey walls used to extend sidewalk space into the road, in a historic area of a city, act exactly like jersey walls used to protect construction workers on six-lane divided suburban highways?[/quote]

In both instances, the jersey barriers serve to protect non-drivers along the road from passing cars and trucks so ... yes? Do they not do that? 
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