CHICAGO'S SOLUTION OF TRAFFIC PROBLEM

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 22, 18 September 1931, Page 6

CHICAGO'S SOLUTION OF TRAFFIC PROBLEM

That the problem of congestion of j ' traffic is capable of being solved ap- ! pears clear from experiences in Chi- J eago, a city of about 2,700,000 in- j habitants. There, after an exhaus- j tive study of the causes of "traffic : janis," a system of control has beeri adopted which was described recently by the president of the Chicago Motor Coach Co., during a visit to London, as remarkably effective. This company operates more than 500 vehicles, and is said to provide the whole of the city's bus services. Parking in the streets in the crowded area is absolutely prohibited, and the loading and unloading of vehicles has also been regulated. A highly effective system of light signals for the traffic has been installed, and the speed of traffic generally has been increased and subjected to fewer interruptions from stoppages at street intersections. The system has even proved capable of taking into account the variations of traffic requirements at different times of the day. Should there be a crossing where at regular times the flow of the bulk of the traffic is all in one direction, the system can provide for these characteristics without involving frequent stoppages for the passage of cross traffic which really does not exist.