Riverbend residents, drivers irked by adaptive roadway pilot

Local residents and drivers are annoyed by a three-week pilot project that sees 18 Street S.E. through Riverbend drop down to two lanes from four. The city spent $5,000 on the project, which trades a lane of vehicle traffic north and south for orange pylons and accessibility for cyclists. “I really don’t like it,” said resident Kyle. “I find it really hard to make a left turn out of here, especially with all the traffic funnelled down to one lane.” Kyle lives off of