Our main street had a bit of a make-over about 12 months ago.....it's looking pretty good at the moment with all the trees blossoming & the flags up the centre.
@laroque no, not a cycle lane (although we have them in other streets), it is just extra space left over when they did the makeover. It used to be 45 degree angle parking, but when they added the Centre median strip, there wasn't enough room, so it was changed to parallel parking