Unironically yes. Traffic jams when the road gets full, and people have a time budget for traveling. So by slowing traffic down, you reduce demand, and thus the risk of traffic jams. Which in turn leads to a better experience for everybody. Bonus points if you also provide alternatives for car travel.
Oregon is doing this and it doesn’t fucking work. You can’t “reduce demand” for something that is a requirement to exist in our society. This is like “reducing demand” in emergency rooms by increasing wait times to 36 hours. Congratulations people aren’t visiting the ER anymore because they’re all dead in the parking lot.
This is the type of shit some 2.0 GPA MBA graduate comes up with because “it makes sense on paper based on our (flawed) data and logic.”
Like what percentage of people do you think just drive around in city traffic “for fun?” Those are the only people that might stop driving so often when you intentionally create traffic jams to reduce demand. All the people trying to get to work, to the store, or to pick their kid up from school are still going to need to be on the road because there is no alternative.
The traffic calming in Eugene, Oregon, has already reduced the number of annual traffic fatalities from 22 to 10. I don’t know what you can call this other than a resounding success.
The issue is most of our roadways are designed like strodes.
We should design streets as streets, and design roads as roads.
Roads have no cut curbs or driveways, no parking is allowed on a road. Traffic lights and intersections are minimized and roundabouts are preferred. Roads are like low capacity highways in a sense. Trails run beside roads as opposed to sidewalks to minimize conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles.
Streets are narrow and lower capacity, sidewalks and pedestrians are common. Street parking is allowed. Curbs and driveways are common. Speeds are low and intersections are other signalized or stop signs are used.
Unironically yes. Traffic jams when the road gets full, and people have a time budget for traveling. So by slowing traffic down, you reduce demand, and thus the risk of traffic jams. Which in turn leads to a better experience for everybody. Bonus points if you also provide alternatives for car travel.
Oregon is doing this and it doesn’t fucking work. You can’t “reduce demand” for something that is a requirement to exist in our society. This is like “reducing demand” in emergency rooms by increasing wait times to 36 hours. Congratulations people aren’t visiting the ER anymore because they’re all dead in the parking lot.
This is the type of shit some 2.0 GPA MBA graduate comes up with because “it makes sense on paper based on our (flawed) data and logic.”
Like what percentage of people do you think just drive around in city traffic “for fun?” Those are the only people that might stop driving so often when you intentionally create traffic jams to reduce demand. All the people trying to get to work, to the store, or to pick their kid up from school are still going to need to be on the road because there is no alternative.
The traffic calming in Eugene, Oregon, has already reduced the number of annual traffic fatalities from 22 to 10. I don’t know what you can call this other than a resounding success.
Can’t speed when the roads have lower capacity and the other cars are in the way.
Why not eliminate roads entirely?
No speeding or traffic!
The issue is most of our roadways are designed like strodes.
We should design streets as streets, and design roads as roads.
Roads have no cut curbs or driveways, no parking is allowed on a road. Traffic lights and intersections are minimized and roundabouts are preferred. Roads are like low capacity highways in a sense. Trails run beside roads as opposed to sidewalks to minimize conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles.
Streets are narrow and lower capacity, sidewalks and pedestrians are common. Street parking is allowed. Curbs and driveways are common. Speeds are low and intersections are other signalized or stop signs are used.
This is a strode:
Just FYI the term is spelled stroad.
It’s not the worst idea I’ve heard. I’m listening.
I’m down.
Road traffic? Great! Drivers are less productive and scientifically worse people than non-drivers.