"The added street-scaping and neighborhood feel that a center-lane route would bring about would be attractive for businesses looking for places to invest and safer for pedestrians looking for an island refuge on busy Colfax."

Unfortunately, attraction to businesses and long-term beautification would require a removal of a number of denizens . . . as for the landscaped "island refuge" in the middle of a busy thoroughfare in that area, I have my concerns.