Intersections in Utrecht, Netherlands, were suboptimal for bicyclists. There was no protected cycleway and instead cyclists had to ride along the side of the road to get to the intersection. The new design has a protected path for cyclists up to the intersection, and a shorter distance to cross at the…
A huge multidirectional multidimensional intersection in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, was built in 1965 when city planners thought cycling was dead, and the car would rule. The intersection was extremely complex, and wasted a lot of space. It had been built at one end of an island, and had to serve traffic flows from/through…
Another potential land development proposal in Santa Clara gives me a great example of the disjointed disconnected non-integrated planning process I discussed the other day. That is, as a long-time resident of Silicon Valley (over 25 years) I see that much of the sprawlitis-causing-traffic-congestion that’s now plaguing our area is sourced…
The greenest way of getting around may be walking, or riding a bicycle. Taking mass transit is generally very green because a bus or train can carry more people per square mile than can individually driven cars, the vehicles are reused by multiple passengers, better fuel efficiency per passenger mile,…
