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Proper design of road networks also makes traffic flow better. Many congested areas would actually benefit from removing some roads altogether.
by cluckindan 1y ago
Proper design of road networks also makes traffic flow better. Many congested areas would actually benefit from removing some roads altogether.
- perching_aix 1y agoI believe you're referring to Braess' Paradox, right? This was a very surprising effect for me to learn about, just recently Veritasium covered it in their video on a mechanism that becomes "shorter when you pull on it": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QTkPfq7w1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QTkPfq7w1A [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27_paradox
- cluckindan 1y agoYes, I saw the same video! Having played Cities: Skylines, it was not that much of a surprise, more of a neat formal explanation.