Comments on: Congestion as a ‘Wicked Problem’ http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/03/congestion-as-a-wicked-problem/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:02:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alvin C. http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/03/congestion-as-a-wicked-problem/#comment-9646 Alvin C. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:43:46 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1279#comment-9646 Reading Bern Grush's response, I was distracted by a reference he made to something I had never heard of before: Who can say that we have thought of all solutions to congestion? In any one location we visit, we might be surprised at a local solution. I was recently in Springfield Missouri, and was surprised to learn of the effectiveness of a continuous flow intersection. This system, which I had never seen before, is now projected to reduce gridlock delays by over 70% rather than the original 32% projected. "Continuous Flow Intersection"? A bit of googling led me to a most enlightening video from Utah DOT about a CFI at Bangerter Hwy & W 3500 S. It allows straight-through traffic in opposite directions as well as left-turners AT THE SAME TIME! I'd never even heard of these designs before. Wow! http://video.google.com/videosearch?oe=utf-&q=Continuous+Flow+Intersection&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=ZOTwSorRFtLGlAf77_WCCQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB4QqwQwAw# Reading Bern Grush’s response, I was distracted by a reference he made to something I had never heard of before:
Who can say that we have thought of all solutions to congestion? In any one location we visit, we might be surprised at a local solution. I was recently in Springfield Missouri, and was surprised to learn of the effectiveness of a continuous flow intersection. This system, which I had never seen before, is now projected to reduce gridlock delays by over 70% rather than the original 32% projected.

“Continuous Flow Intersection”? A bit of googling led me to a most enlightening video from Utah DOT about a CFI at Bangerter Hwy & W 3500 S. It allows straight-through traffic in opposite directions as well as left-turners AT THE SAME TIME! I’d never even heard of these designs before. Wow!

http://video.google.com/videosearch?oe=utf-&q=Continuous+Flow+Intersection&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=ZOTwSorRFtLGlAf77_WCCQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB4QqwQwAw#

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