BRAINIAC wrote:
Isn't it true the stop lights in Minneapolis are timed to specifically
make people spend the maximum amount of time stopped so they will want
to use mass transit ?
Where did this claim come from? Do you honestly think there is some vast conspiracy by transit advocates to penalize users of our roads?
I seem to recall that the reason most of the
major streets were converted from 4 lane to 2 lane was related to high
density housing and mass transit.
Where did you hear or read this? Please provide a specific context. If you have memories of this being officially stated somewhere, I'd like to know so I can go berate the knuckleheads on the council.
Two lane streets has nothing to do with high density living or transit. It has a lot to do with pedestrian access and livability, but not density or transit. Transit should mostly have its own right-of-way anyway.
If the stop lights in Minneapolis were timed to allow efficient movement of vehicles a tremendous amount of fuel would be saved.
I agree with this. As has been stated, it's not possible to time lights perfectly on two-way streets. The one way streets I have driven on in the city are pretty good.
I would be thrilled to participate in a citizens project to
mathematically prove that the stop lights in Minneapolis are designed
to maximize the amount of time spent going nowhere.
Why? What's your ultimate goal?
David Greene
Lowry Hill East
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