The Magic Roundabout
April 29, 2020Traffic Engineering Wizardry from 1972 The roundabout pictured above is referred to as the “Magic Roundabout.” It is located in…
Transportation Predictions Accelerated
April 27, 2020All Good News — in the Long Run Predictions are unfolding sooner than expected. It’s interesting how crises accelerate creativity…
Social Distancing and Traffic Impacts
April 15, 2020You may have noticed the morning and evening rush hours getting harder to find (especially if working from home). The…
What’s More Important than Traffic?
April 9, 2020Think about it — is there anything more important than traffic? I think not. In a recent interview however, when…
The Reason for the Trip
March 20, 2020As stated in the past (1979, 2011, and once on a Tuesday), the most effective means to reduce traffic is…
Does a Fast-food Restaurant “Create” Traffic?
March 16, 2020Or, what about a bank? Or a dentist office? Or a new gas station with 12 fuel pumps, a mini-mart…
The Dreaded Dilemma Zone
February 28, 2020Have you ever noticed black circles in the pavement near signalized intersections? They are often circular, sometimes octagonal, and approximately…Traffic Jam or Strawberry Jam?
February 21, 2020Like most of you, I ponder this every morning. I ponder it as I weigh my coffee beans. I ponder…
E=mc 2 (and sometimes Y)
February 17, 2020I hesitate to assume what Einstein’s reaction would be, but I think he’d agree when I said, “Where you have…
Traffic Congestion and Horse Sense
February 1, 2020I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Traffic is like weather, everybody talks about it but where did all…
