Back in the early ’80s, Decatur widened Church St. from two lanes to four.  Now, the city is heading in the other direction…at least for the moment.

Straight from the Glendale Park Master Plan page…

Because no parking will be available in Glenlake Park during construction, one lane of traffic in each direction on Church Street will be closed and on-street parking will be provided for residents who cannot walk to the Tennis Center and Glenlake Pool. The plan will use a variety of traffic control devices, raised pavement markers, signs and other measures to narrow Church Street to 2 lanes and is temporary during construction. On-street parking also should help calm traffic, make it safer for pedestrians accessing the park along Church Street and allow the park improvements to be completed as quickly as possible.

See a map of the plans here (pdf).

Though the note says the change is temporary, its most likely a trial phase for a key element of the Community Transportation Plan: decreasing the number of lanes on many of our major streets.  And yes, Church Street is among them.