Prior to 2016, Carson Street used to be a hideous, four-lane stroad that tore through the downtown. In this video, I discuss the long process that went into changing it from a stroad to a proper street.

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0:00 Carson Street
2:19 Planning for a Better Downtown
4:25 Sample of Public Opinion
4:59 Carson Street Traffic Study
5:37 Initial Reports
7:50 After the Carson Bypass
10:43 Supporters of Narrowing
12:59 Downtown 20/20 Advocacy Group Forms
14:20 Meeting for Narrowing Carson Street
15:26 How to Kill a Stroad

Old Carson Street Photos & Postcard
https://web.archive.org/web/200811181...
https://aroundcarson.com/2007/08/20/d...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bbkld/9...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bbkld/1...

Carson Bypass
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/200...

Envision Downtown Event
https://aroundcarson.com/2005/09/20/c...
https://aroundcarson.com/2005/09/23/e...

Master Plan Adopted April 2006
https://www.carson.org/government/dep...

Downtown Design Concepts
https://web.archive.org/web/200610091...

Nevada Appeal Poll
https://web.archive.org/web/200606232...

Carson Street Narrowing Traffic Study
https://www.carson.org/home/showdocum...

TahoeDailyTribune - Major street in Carson City set to revert to two lanes
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/new...

NevadaAppeal - Main Street makeover: Business owners divided over Carson Street plan
https://web.archive.org/web/201102260...

MusclePowered - Whither Carson Street?
https://musclepowered.org/blog/whithe...

Anne Macquarie: Narrowing Carson Street - it's a good idea
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/201...

Downtown 20/20 Advocacy Group
https://www.recordcourier.com/news/20...
https://loftyexpressions.com/carson-c...

NevadaAppeal - Board of Supervisors OKs removal of sidewalk fences downtown
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/201...

Doreen Mack: Creating a Carson downtown that makes lasting memories
http://nevadaappeal.www.clients.ellin...

Carson Street conceptual design approved by Carson City Board of Supervisors
https://www.recordcourier.com/news/20...
https://www.carson.org/home/showpubli...

Downtown Corridor
https://www.carson.org/government/dep...

David Sirota - It Is Time For Dems To Fear Their Own Voters
https://www.levernews.com/it-is-time-...