Peter G Furth

How? (1) Transit signal priority (green extension); but that alone only achieves 25% of the benefit. (2) New timing plans with concurrent crossings and much lower cycles. (3) Far-side stops; TSP can't work with near-side. (4) A very short left turn pocket so buses can get by.

The study: peterfurth.sites.northeastern.edu/2024/06/04/bus…

Transit-friendly traffic signal timing can reduce @mbta Bus 39 delay by 90% at two South Huntington Av intersections, per a study by @natdave_ and me. Average bus delay falls from 44 s to 4 s (not a typo). Average pedestrian delay from 47 s to 18 s. @BostonBTD

@modacitylife Upright configuration (which gives riders a better view of nearby car traffic) and with lights and fenders included (automatically) at point-of-sale: it's *deeply* frustrating how hard it is to buy an inexpensive bike like this in the U.S.

Anyone else notice that most (12 of 20) of these award winners are 2-way cycle tracks or shared use paths along one side of a road, versus 8 that are one-way cycle tracks on either side of the road?

@DavidZipper @JeffSpeckFAICP Yes, but to get the needed public support to do that, we need to kill the reason for it, which is outrageously long signal cycles. If it’s clear to turn right, why is the light still red?Maximum in Amsterdam is 100 s, and many are 60 s and less. In the US, we see 120 s, 240 s …

“Right-on-red is an ill-conceived traffic rule that needs to die.”fastcompany.com/90908929/its-t…

Do it sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f…

“Detroit has installed about 10,000 speed humps in the last 5 years,” reports a local ITE member in the ITE Listserv. Wow! There’s a revolution going on!

@StreetsblogMASS So refreshing to have political leadership - finally - that won't cave in to a minority of privileged complainers, who actually have nothing to complain about (traffic will flow just fine, very little parking will be eliminated ...).

NEW SHORT PAPER BY YOURS TRULY *Bringing NEPA Back to Basics* A lot of our problems with permitting would be solved if we simply followed NEPA the statute and not NEPA the implementing regulations. I propose we simplify. thecgo.org/wp-content/upl…

UPDATE: The zoo loop trail is now open from 7 AM to 7 PM.  It will remain so until daylight savings time in autumn. Thank you to everyone who took action to make this step happen. Next step, we would love to see these hours become permanent.

Slow zones make Blue Line slower than a bike. People’s time matters!

@jerryschippa A red signal so bus can pull out of a bay? State law should give bus priority returning to traffic. Advertise the law in the back of the bus. Much more efficient than doing it w signals.

If people can ski when it’s cold, why not ride a bike?

@seanroche Yes, and we need congestion pricing, market pricing for parking, and a radical investment in the bicycling network and high quality bus. That’ll reduce congestion while giving us even better mobility and accessibility than we have now.

We don't need to fix Boston traffic. We need to dramatically reduce traffic and then reduce roadway capacity for non-essential travel.

Todd, it’s wonderful! Thank you! I rode it today, watched others ride. And that bike lane is only 5 ft wide. Proves that any bike lane next to a curb can become a protected bike lane. People wanna know: How will they clear snow?

@Jiffylush @dongho_chang A driver doing just that (turn right on red while looking left) ran into my friend on a bike and broke her leg.

@dongho_chang I find that drivers don't stop behind the line (if at all) when turning right on red and they are looking left for oncoming traffic instead of where there car is going so it always feels unsafe to cross.

Right turning during red blocks walkers/rollers from crossing during their walk portion of the traffic signal. Drivers can trap people, especially wheel chair users, from exiting the crosswalk during their legal crossing time.

@Jiffylush @dongho_chang And let's not forget the motivation for RTOR: traffic signal timing that, instead of being responsive to traffic (why is it still red if there's no traffic coming?), uses gawd-awfully long cycles to prioritize green waves for thru traffic.