kolt54321 t1_j34eu3s wrote on January 5, 2023 at 11:38 PM

Reply to comment by Key-Recognition-7190 in Traffic study by former head of NYC DOT reveals what he says is ultimate cause of congestion by HEIMDVLLR

You can definitely have pedestrian crossings. Just have them go over the highway like every other highway out there.

"30 minutes drive into the city" is a powerful attractor. Every single building on Ocean Parkway is an apartment building, not a house.

Key-Recognition-7190 t1_j34fv0t wrote on January 5, 2023 at 11:44 PM

For bridge crossings to support trucks they would have to be at certain height and to preserve the current street there would need to be many thats expensive but doable ill admit.

However that 30 minutes to Manhattan pitch doesn't hold up to the reality that is the Hellish Fort Hamilton Gowan merge. Also immediate behind the apartments are mostly houses.

kolt54321 t1_j34gu1h wrote on January 5, 2023 at 11:50 PM

Agreed on both points. I'm just thinking that the bike lanes they have between the main lanes and service roads already solve half the battle.

It could also be spun as avoiding fatalities altogether. It would definitely need investment for the bridges (and restructuring the service road into a ramp) but honestly not much compared to other highways out there.