As stated in the past (1979, 2011, and once on a Tuesday), the most effective means to reduce traffic is to remove the reason for the trip. We can only add so many lanes, build so many roads, and there’s a limit to highway funding. Public transportation provides...
Or, what about a bank? Or a dentist office? Or a new gas station with 12 fuel pumps, a mini-mart and a car wash? And if they do create traffic, how much? When new commercial or residential developments are planned, most communities have guidelines for determining if a...
Like most of you, I ponder this every morning. I ponder it as I weigh my coffee beans. I ponder it as I grind my coffee beans. I ponder it as I pre-rinse my coffee filter. I ponder it as I feed our pet frog — we named him Ponder — no pun intended (kidding, I don’t...
I hesitate to assume what Einstein’s reaction would be, but I think he’d agree when I said, “Where you have a lot of cars, you have a lot of traffic.” Now when I first publicized this observation, colleagues scoffed, but not Einstein (at least not to my face). You see...
I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Traffic is like weather, everybody talks about it but where did all these horses come from?” Or something like that… You likely have ideas about traffic. And I know some transportation engineers who also have ideas. In fact,...
New development is a good thing, right? It typically means your town is growing and the economy is good. But what about all that TRAFFIC??? Well, I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. Which do you want first? Click here. However, if you’re reading this in a...
