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Re: Pedestrians aren't the only ones who matter.

Posted by BrooklynBus on Thu Jan 5 14:19:49 2017, in response to Re: Pedestrians aren't the only ones who matter., posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Thu Jan 5 10:11:00 2017.

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It's not a new road but a new lane and not only did it not induce additional demand but it also reduced traffic congestion.

I am talking about the reconstruction of th southbound BQE overpass in the early 1980s just after the Hamilton Avenue exit. The former two lane overpass over the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel entrance was replaced with a three page road eliminating a serious bottleneck.

Prior to the construction the merge from three to two lanes caused chronic back-ups to past Atlantic Avenue for 18 hours a day. Traffic was bumper to bumper except between about midnight and 6 AM.

Since the reconstruction, traffic is bumper to bumper only during the evening rush hour. At all other times, it moves between 20 and 45 mph.

So not only was there no increased demand, but trips are about ten minutes quicker.

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