4 ms·

Does it follow that the more exits per given mile of highway, the better traffic will flow?

• jacobolus 11y ago
  In areas where people want to get off at many exits, a network of surface arterial streets has better commute-time throughput than a highway. Highways are great for long-distance trips to sprawling suburban destinations. They don’t really mix well with dense cities though. Highways have high speed but low capacity relative to the amount of space they take overall, in comparison to surface streets. When they reach a certain traffic density, highways get blocked up, even if you add a lot of exits. http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/07/is-induced-demand-really-about-road.html http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/07/is-induced-demand-re... (I think that blog may have better posts on this topic, but that’s the one I could find in a quick search.)
  • zappo2938 11y ago
    Do you know why timed lights on one way boulevards are considered bad?
    • deleted 11y ago
      [deleted]
• ElComradio 11y ago
  As a data point there has been at least one proposal to reduce on/off ramps on I-95 in Connecticut to help with traffic congestion.
• lmm 11y ago
  If you added exits without adding entrances, maybe. But that's not going to be popular.