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People in major cities walk across more lanes and even we do downtown.
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Most downtowns have much more narrow streets than Broadway.
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And as for it being a problem for pedestrians, how in the world does having a few less lanes help make people want to walk more?
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It shortens crossing times significantly, making the need for crossing lights to be timed shorter, which lessens the time cars are stopped and increases the frequency at which crossings can be allowed.
However, the desire to walk will be created by the density of services more so than the layout. If there were a lot of pedestrian traffic then it may make sense to narrow the street to possibly slow the traffic.
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but tearing up Broadway like that just doesn't float.
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I'm pretty sure it could be narrowed by simply repainting the lines. No actually street work would be required.
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I'm not really sure why Broadway is his target. There have to be a few larger arteries into a downtown, especially since we currently don't have any significant access besides cars.
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This is probably true. It would probably be more beneficial to use the extra space for a trolley that could be part of a downtown light rail system that moved people between the CBD, hospitality, bricktown, and AA districts.