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Update: Lane Shift Standards
In a previous post, I documented drivers’ behavior at the lane shift at Highway 40 and Tamm Avenue, which many of you agreed was dangerous. In looking for ways to make this area safer, I noted that...
View ArticleHonking to Reduce Traffic Jams
In order to find ways to help St. Louis drivers negotiate the Highway 40 construction project, I have been scouring academic research reports regarding traffic flow issues. The study I found today,...
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Summary of Highway 40 WebCams and Photos
If you’d like to see how the Highway 40/I-64 construction project is progressing without venturing into traffic, here are a number of web-cams and photo galleries to give you a close-up view: from...
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MoDOT’s “Map My Trip” Not Working As Advertised
If you’ve ever used Google Maps or Mapquest to get directions somewhere, you’ll know what MoDOT’s “Map My Trip” is supposed to do. Give it a starting point and ending point, and out will come...
View ArticleWeather, Traffic, SPUIs, and DDIs
It seems that it’s not just thinning-hair computer science majors (i.e. myself) that have an interest in the area’s traffic. It looks like Fox 2’s own thinning-hair weatherman, Chris Higgins, has taken...
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Red Light Camera Law
As people avoid the Highway 40 shutdown via alternate routes off the interstates, they should keep an eye out for the increasing number of red light cameras. Legal questions seem to arise with the use...
View ArticleHighway 40 History
As the major reconstruction project for Highway 40 alters interchange after interchange, you might appreciate a look back to the highway’s origins. I’ve mentioned previously the nice photo montage that...
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What To Do With All The Empty Concrete?
You may not realize it, but the St. Louis area will be given a gift as part of the Highway 40 shutdown, one that we must decide how to best utilize: One mile of completely vacant concrete! Everything...
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Long Light
As the closure of Highway 40 forces thousands to take side streets and wait at stoplights, I imagine the MoDOT and St. Louis County traffic engineers may just take this comic to heart: Long Light...
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What’s Wrong With Post4TrafficOnline.com?
Post4TrafficOnline.com is the 800-pound gorilla in St. Louis traffic reporting sites. Put together just in time for the Highway 40 closure, this site should combine the in-depth reporting of the...
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