Just to put this into persective; many people have (uncluding Druh) have said other cities do this; like Winnipeg. And others have said "Wrong Street."
So here is two of the streets that gets this in Winnipeg:
Wolseley ave and Wellington Crescent
You will notice that both are right beside the river, and are right beside major roads on either side; Portage being like MacLeod Trail and Acadamy being like Elbow drive.
Winnipeg can do this because those roads are entirely residential, and there is a better road right beside it to use for regular traffic.