Donner Pass Road - Truckee, California
Commercial Row
 

      
The historic
      storfronts of Truckee that front the north side of Donner Pass
      Highway have been known as "Commercial Row" for nearly
      a century (above). Many of the buildings date to the early 1900s,
      and give the town a powerful sense of history. Unlike most main
      streets, Donner Pass Road in Truckee is one-sided, with a rail
      station on the opposite frontage. 


      
Thanks to the
      arrival of I-80, located north of Commercial Row, the old highway
      remains a manageable two-lane route complete with angled parking
      (below) that not only allow for more spaces, but also acts as
      a traffic calming strategy and pedestrian buffer. One deficiency
      in the design is a lack of marked clearly pedestrian crossings;
      here, you can see that even the crosswalk paint (lower left corner)
      has completely disappeared from the travel lanes.

      


      
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