Planetizen: "Two-Way Streets Can Fix Declining Downtown Neighborhoods"

Planetizen is reporting that this article from June of 2014 is one of the most viewed articles ever on the blog; the article went viral and once again there is renewed interest on this topic. This is the first two paragraphs:

America’s multi-lane one-way streets are a disaster for neighborhoods. A recent study, released at the International Making Cities Livable Conference and led by John Gilderbloom, finds benefits to converting such streets to two-way traffic flows.
     Here is one simple and affordable strategy to renew our downtown neighborhoods: immediately convert multi-lane one-way streets back to two-way traffic. Such conversions reduce car speeds and encourage greater pedestrian and bike mode-share. As a response of calmer residential streets, neighborhoods become more livable, more prosperous, and safer.

Converting Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach from one-way to a two-way street produced dramatic results. Many in the business community and public were opposed at the time but you won't find many critics any longer.