mpadge
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4 years ago @awjreynolds This is great and important idea, for which i've just set up this repository - empty right now, but should fill up soon.
Is there a way to automatically identify main roads
(e.g. google traffic)
- yes
identify LTNs
- yes, although a definitively non-trivial exercise
then identify the optimal central placements of a road blocks/bus gates for each LTN?
yes, once the above has been done, that stage is relatively less non-trivial (but only relatively).
In summary, all do-able, and clearly pretty critically important. My Q for you (@awjreynolds), @Robinlovelace, @agila5, @luukvdmeer, and any others is how involved you would like and/or be able to be? I note @loreabad6 that you've tagged this as a hackathon issue, but my thoughts for now would be that this would be an appropriate single task for a singularly focussed hackathon, but otherwise would likely be too large and challenging to be able to develop any useful solutions within a matter of hours. I would nevertheless very much like to be proven wrong on that, so feel free to ignore those concerns.
Any and all interested parties please step across to the dedicated repo for continued discussions.
Robinlovelace
awjreynolds
luukvdmeer
Circulation plans are grids of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods used to keep motorised traffic on main roads.
“Low traffic neighbourhoods” are groups of residential streets, bordered by main or “distributor” roads (the places where buses, lorries, non-local traffic should be), where “through” motor vehicle traffic is discouraged or removed.”
Many cities and towns are now implementing circulation plans. Is there a way to automatically identify main roads (e.g. google traffic), identify LTNs, and then identify the optimal central placements of a road blocks/bus gates for each LTN?
If not can an area be defined as an LTN and the optimal road blocks identified?
Creating circulation plans for cities and towns is going to be a key for urban planning for the next 10+ years.