New Topics Each Week! A quick review of recent emails suggests there are unanswered questions about what we call traffic-related questions in regards to traffic engineering principles or philosophies or engineering judgement (my favorite). Regarding the suggestions...
In a Very Serious Way C’mon, think about it, wherever you have a lot of cars you have a lot of traffic. Funny how that goes hand in hand. For millennia city planners have tried to reduce traffic without reducing cars. There’s no getting around it — traffic equals cars...
Dream or Nightmare? I visited a community recently that was not experiencing growing pains. There were no new restaurants, no new houses, no new retail, and as far as I could tell, no plans for anything. But, the good news? No traffic problems! The great thing about...
Exception: Ice Cream Shops Today’s column addresses, by far, the most asked question from my readers, “When do you plan to pay back all that money I loaned you?” On second thought, let’s move on to the second most asked question, “What are we going to do about all...
The Oft Dreaded Question for New Parents Where Does Traffic Come From? I remember the first time my toddler asked that question as if it was yesterday — or maybe the day before. Anyway, I remember it was a Thursday (because the next day we had fish). Experienced...
What Do They Do With All Those Little Nibs? Pedestrian crosswalks can be found at almost every intersection where pedestrians are allowed. And where you have crosswalks, you often find wheelchair ramps. In fact, wheelchair ramps are installed almost everywhere a...
