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Shopping Timing

In the book I discuss special “Sabbath timing” patterns for traffic signals in Los Angeles.

From the Washington Business Journal comes word of new patterns for a more secular holiday: Black Friday:

The Virginia Department of Transportation will alter traffic signals at 14 shopping centers in Northern Virginia to accommodate the increase in shoppers on Black Friday and during the holiday season.

Using traffic data from previous years, VDOT will implement time- and location-specific signal timing at 188 intersections.

The timing changes are intended to minimize backups near shopping centers and maximize traffic flow around them.

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2 Responses to “Shopping Timing”

  1. ThomasH Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 8:18 am

    Concerning the Slate article. A similar device could also be usde for metering congestion and levying a road use tax accordingly. I am surprised not to see more dicussion of a way of taxing the externality itself.

  2. Nate Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Black Friday is absurd. I can’t imagine anything I would want or any deal that would be THAT good to brave that madness (especially at 4 or 5 AM). That’s why I have the internet. I can find deals online and never leave my couch or take off my slippers. And I certainly don’t have to brave nightmarish traffic conditions and crowded retail centers.

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