CityNerd | Stroad vs. Stroad: Land Use, Traffic Engineering, and What Happens When Suburban Arterials Intersect @CityNerd | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Today we're looking at what happens when stroads, or suburban arterials, intersect, and how the design of suburban intersections is a microcosm of the kind of planning and engineering that plagues the US, particularly suburbs that developed in the latter half of the 20th century.
Our exploration will take us on a tour of:
- Suburban land uses, including big box stores and the scourge that is drive thrus in America
- Intersection operations, including signal timing and how people walking, biking, and rolling are often afterthoughts
- Pedestrian signal countdowns and push-button operations, and related frustrations
Enjoy (or loathe) this trip to the heart of terrible land use planning and traffic engineering in suburban Las Vegas!
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Twitter: @nerd4cities
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Other CityNerd Videos referenced:
- Ped Bridges: youtu.be/vFiJSf6PhU8
- The Stroad Ecosystem: youtu.be/azYHW1vXZaM
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Resources:
- ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08024/chapter3.htm#3.3
- http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~pfurth/Furth%20papers/2009%20Lost%20Time%20&%20Cycle%20Length%20for%20Actuated%20control%20(Furth,%20Cesme,%20Muller)%20TRR.pdf
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Image Credits:
- Confetti Video by Ranieri Alves de Araujo Ranieri from Pixabay
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Inquiries: nerd4cities@gmail.com
Today we're looking at what happens when stroads, or suburban arterials, intersect, and how the design of suburban intersections is a microcosm of the kind of planning and engineering that plagues the US, particularly suburbs that developed in the latter half of the 20th century.
Our exploration will take us on a tour of:
- Suburban land uses, including big box stores and the scourge that is drive thrus in America
- Intersection operations, including signal timing and how people walking, biking, and rolling are often afterthoughts
- Pedestrian signal countdowns and push-button operations, and related frustrations
Enjoy (or loathe) this trip to the heart of terrible land use planning and traffic engineering in suburban Las Vegas!
----------
Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far.
patreon.com/CityNerd
----------
Twitter: @nerd4cities
Instagram: @nerd4cities
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Other CityNerd Videos referenced:
- Ped Bridges: youtu.be/vFiJSf6PhU8
- The Stroad Ecosystem: youtu.be/azYHW1vXZaM
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Resources:
- ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08024/chapter3.htm#3.3
- http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~pfurth/Furth%20papers/2009%20Lost%20Time%20&%20Cycle%20Length%20for%20Actuated%20control%20(Furth,%20Cesme,%20Muller)%20TRR.pdf
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Image Credits:
- Confetti Video by Ranieri Alves de Araujo Ranieri from Pixabay
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Inquiries: nerd4cities@gmail.com
