I was at one of the planning meetings sponsored by the city a few years ago. I was telling their traffic engineer that nobody would use those mid-block crossings.

He replied that a study showed fewer dogs died if they crossed mid-block rather than at intersections where streets and sidewalks dump into highways like A1A. True story.

The geometry and length of the left-lane turn medians is piss-poor. Maybe good in concept, but terrible in implementation. Not to mention traffic light timing; it's now a 2-cycle wait to turn left at some of the red lights.

The short left turn lane turning west onto Sunrise requires slowing down to 35 mph (while in the left, passing lane) of A1A in order to make the turn. Barely acceptable when there is no traffic, but incredibly dangerous at peak hours when backed-up cars waiting to turn left are stopped in the passing lane.

Numerous people have expressed desire for a 35 mph speed limit on A1A throughout the mid-reach area. It would support more density and development along the corridor, potentially making it easier for cars to stop and support new businesses. The cynical side of me suspects some of this may be a trojan horse to necessitate that end.

From a beautification perspective, the increased signage (NO U-turn, STOP for pedestrians, and so on) is rather busy and unattractive. I sincerely hope they find some way to spruce that up.