Do Your Fair Share By far, the question I get asked the most is, “Can I see your driver’s license and registration?” But another question often asked is, “As a homeowner, how much traffic do I generate?” Because think about it, most of us live in houses, apartments,...
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...
It May Take Longer Before It Gets Faster As an Indiana traffic engineer, we study traffic problems all throughout…wait for it… Indiana. And we have come to understand that each community has a different definition of what they consider a traffic “problem.”...
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...
Traffic Problems are a Bad Thing Sometimes I wonder why all the fuss about traffic. But then I remember that’s how I make my living and then I think, “You know, traffic is pretty bad,” and also, “It’s getting worse every day — why doesn’t someone do a study?” And then...
