Quote from: Plutonic Panda on February 17, 2025, 11:34:02 PMQuote from: Scott5114 on February 17, 2025, 10:54:26 PMWell, presumably, the solution to that is to build more of the high-density mixed-use stuff so as to increase supply and bring down the price of it. That isn't happening for whatever reason, though.I've always wondered if that weird sketchy section in between downtown Las Vegas and the strip will ever take takeoff. Even today it's sketchy as hell. I'll still walk through it at night, but there are some interesting folks that hang out in that area. It's almost like the twilight zone.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 17, 2025, 10:54:26 PMWell, presumably, the solution to that is to build more of the high-density mixed-use stuff so as to increase supply and bring down the price of it. That isn't happening for whatever reason, though.I've always wondered if that weird sketchy section in between downtown Las Vegas and the strip will ever take takeoff. Even today it's sketchy as hell. I'll still walk through it at night, but there are some interesting folks that hang out in that area. It's almost like the twilight zone.
Quote from: webny99 on February 17, 2025, 09:13:49 PMQuote from: jeffandnicole on February 17, 2025, 07:32:49 PMQuoteAll in all, a nightmarish scenario that should cause NYSDOT/NYSTA to consider turn lanes at the intersection of the Thruway ramps and NY 169, and traffic signals at that intersection and NY 5/NY 169 in Little Falls.
Spending limited funds to have infrastructure in place to handle rare traffic issues caused by rare events is rarely a good use of funds.
Even though a "rare" event may have prompted my comment, the Thruway/NY 169 intersection seems problematic well beyond just this event. Having a two-way stop controlled intersection at a major regional junction and Thruway access point just isn't a good idea at the best of times, much less with any added traffic (which *any* sort of incident on the Thruway could cause, not just a closure). The current setup involves a high percentage of traffic exiting the Thruway and turning left, or stopping to wait for thru traffic before turning right, so basically any additional traffic causes an immediate LOS failure of the intersection. On top of which, devoting additional emergency responders to traffic control during a major incident is also a very poor use of limited funds and resources.
And, in a strategic location right near a Thruway entrance, the intersection's LOS is never going to get better over time. There's always going to be drivers exiting looking for services, and there's always going to be occasional mainline incidents that require drivers to seek alternate routes.
I haven't done a traffic study so I can't speak as to normal conditions at the other intersection I mentioned (NY 5/NY 169), but I was genuinely stunned to see that it wasn't signalized already. Basically all traffic from Little Falls, Dolgeville, and points north passes through that point to reach the Thruway, so there's almost no way a signal isn't warranted there in regular conditions, much less with any added traffic.
Quote from: Road Hog on February 17, 2025, 08:39:31 PMQuote from: kernals12 on February 17, 2025, 03:40:32 PMThere's an oil field in the middle of Los Angeles.Yep, there is a whole pit right in the middle of LA! They say it's full of tar but nobody knows about it because the woke don't want it known it was full of oil.
And don't forget Santa Barbara
Quote from: Henry on February 17, 2025, 10:43:17 PMThis is just like the rumor that went around telling us that Facebook was going to charge its users to continue with its service. AFAIK, that was a stupid idea to begin with, and I'm glad it didn't come to pass. Hope the same will be true of this one too.