not practical? do you drive a vehicle on broadway on a regular basis? It's to eliminate confusion on the merge, and to allow people to turn down grand ave, which is very popular...

it's actually "up" Congress St.
So, by your comment, you are letting me know that you must be new to this city. And that's not a problem for me, it just means that you probably aren't aware that this particular intersection has been a difficult problem for everyone for years.
Talk to some local people, and you will see what I mean. And,.......welcome to Saratoga springs. The greatest city in the northeast.

...either that or make the left lane "left turn only" into Congress Park...

stupid helpful person, I was born here. sry for not using your lingo...and nyconnie, that's dumb because people rarely turn into there, my suggestion is to simply keep the flow of traffic moving. and @helpful again...difficult problem for years, looks like im the first one to talk about it on this site, so boom. and "up congress" huh...didn't know going south was up but ok

...excuse me "eff", but calling me dumb for making a suggestion? wow...nice...