Currently, the width of Don Diego going North towards Cerillos increases from one lane to three in the last 150' before the stoplight. The Entrada Park design favored by the neighborhood absorbs the Easternmost of the three lanes into the park, leaving the left-turn lane and one straight/right-turn lane.

The arguments for and against are summarized below:

For:

This is a small park. An extra 900 square feet would have a big positive impact. Making the Don Diego entrance 1+2 lanes wide makes the pedestrian crossing 25% shorter. All of Don Diego is one lane per direction, and Guadelupe turns back into one lane going North only one block further North of the intersection. One left-turn lane plus one straight/right-turn lane is sufficient to handle the Northbound traffic on Don Diego. The extra road width - if needed - is needed on the block of Guadelupe between Cerillos and Paseo, not South of Cerillos on Don Diego.

Against:

It costs more. Extra cost is for removal of 900 square feet of asphalt, plus the price of 80' of new curb.