Changing some one-way streets back to two-way is good news for downtown-revitalization efforts. One-way streets are good for mostly one thing: moving traffic quickly. If you want people to slow down and see your downtown area, they suck. If you're trying to navigate through neighborhoods, or explain to out-of-town visitors how to get to your neighborhood, they suck more. The block of Oakdale I live on is one-way east. The next block east is one-way west. That means if you're on the cross street -- Beaver -- you can't turn onto either block of Oakdale. Brilliant.
