Hi
If any list member is familiar with the following situation, could you
please get in touch with me on [log in to unmask]
Two congested intersections impede the flow of traffic heading towards (and
away from) a city centre. There are local calls to grade-separate the
intersections (expensive). But effective operations at the intersections
are hampered by friction (eg. vendor stalls), uncontrolled parking, private
minibuses stopping at random etc. Addressing these issues would go a long
way to improving vehicle throughput - but local powers insist on their grand
engineering solutions.
There must be case-studies which have examined such situations - that could
be used to counter the arguments for big engineering solutions. Otherwise
we're not addressing the fundamental problem - and will soon face calls for
other expensive design solutions to be developed at other pinch-points on
the network.
Any thoughts or references, any one?
Regards,
Rob
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