Roads/traffic talk

[AidanA28 17]

Well, just a chat area about roads, road mods, wanted road mods, mass transit, and road layouts that are cool. Share anything, even your traffic fails!

[Moonfang 0]

I heard that the best idea with some cities is to remove the original highway if it goes though the city and trace one out that goes around the boundary of the city, but I am finding that puts me so heavily in the hole that I have a much slower start. Any one have any advice on this?

[migamin 38]

My advise is find your own style I prefer using all the plot gives me (except ressources in most cases).

[Snazzell 3]

I would like a mod that allows you to plop intersection and interchange sets. Like SC4.

[AidanA28 17]

I watched a PBS video about traffic that I think we can apply to our cities. I'll post the link in a moment.

[AidanA28 17]

Here is the video. http://www.pbs.org/america-revealed/teachers/lesson-plan/3/

[Rufus Honker IV 100]

I like having populated rodas run one way, then high density roads with no RCI on them running permedicular.

 

(God, I'm drink right now.  I shouldn't be on Simtropilis.  Good night.  Hope the above makes sense.)

[Yayie 311]

I like having populated rodas run one way, then high density roads with no RCI on them running permedicular.

 

(God, I'm drink right now.  I shouldn't be on Simtropilis.  Good night.  Hope the above makes sense.)

 

LMAO. Goodnight

[Rufus Honker IV 100]

I like having populated rodas run one way, then high density roads with no RCI on them running permedicular.

 

(God, I'm drink right now.  I shouldn't be on Simtropilis.  Good night.  Hope the above makes sense.)

 

Oooookay.  I'm sure y'all figured it out, but seeing as I'm sober - I run populated roads (RCI) east-west and then feeder lines north-south. 

 

Commercial zones slow down traffic as folks turn in/slow down to see the shops.  Try not to put them on the way to the industriual areas.  A few little blops of commercial among residential helps, but a big commercial district is a traffic jam waiting to happen.

 

I like to make (Link is to a thread with a picture of what I do if you haven't seen it yet)  It's a good way to learn how traffic flows.

[ausmayor 7]

I've got a circle city going. Works well until you get a few too many tourists. Things tend to go downhill from there... not a 4 way intersection in sight but they still jam up. Might have to try a low density city and see how I get on.

[originalpeachy 5]

I would like a mod that allows you to plop intersection and interchange sets. Like SC4.

I also would like to see a mod like this for avenues, would be very cool