I have no idea what more I can do to alleviate traffic

[MarkJohnson]

traffic lights aren't the end of the world if they are spaced out appropriately. The problem most people run into is putting the intersections too close together and that will seriously hinder a traffic lights max capacity. Literally a stop light with 16 tiles in between intersections can handle twice as much as one with only 8 tiles of spacing. Of course left turns and other factors can effect this as well.

Also you can use avenues without traffic lights if they are connected by the ramps on both ends...

I do that sometimes for my bridges that go over the highway or whatever. basically only use avenue for the bridge itself.

Ah, I see now what connected means on the chart. That could come in handy.

Well, if you're really "gamey", there's a mod in Steam Workshop that gives you the option of adding or removing traffic lights in an intersection.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=411833858

Yeah, now that is more what's needed. stop lights should be optional for all road types. A bit more micromanagement, but would make all avenues more useful.

btw, I noticed on my custom roundabout, that my 6-lane, 2-way street that connec ts to the highway circle, that there is no stop lights, but the chart says there will be a stop light. I did end up with one stoplight, but that was because the 6-lane avenue had a cutback to it. Once I straighented it out (perpendicular) the intersection, the circle at that point had the 6-lanes still. I was able to upgrade it to highway and now no more stop lights.


Here's a pic of my custom roundabout without traffic lights with 6-lane, 2-way avenues.

 

[JerkyJerry]

Mark, that building on the right side of the round-a-bout. It has a nice bright green color to it. Is that something you made? It looks like a stadium?
Thanks
JJ

PS
I don't mean to derail this post. I just don't recall seeing that building before and I don't think I have it in my downloaded assets.
TY
JJ

 

[MarkJohnson]

Mark, that building on the right side of the round-a-bout. It has a nice bright green color to it. Is that something you made? It looks like a stadium?
Thanks
JJ

PS
I don't mean to derail this post. I just don't recall seeing that building before and I don't think I have it in my downloaded assets.
TY
JJ

It is called The Eden Project. It looks like a futuristic garden or something? Maybe it is under Monuments instead of parks?

 

[barrygreybeard]

It is called The Eden Project. It looks like a futuristic garden or something? Maybe it is under Monuments instead of parks?

Yes its in monuments and nothing like the real thing which is in Cornwall in he UK, www.edenproject.com

Now back to roundabouts I found using highways to build roundabouts (3 lanes) are a lot more efficient than one way six lane roundabouts as the latter have traffic lights at every junction.

 

[Person012345]

traffic lights aren't the end of the world if they are spaced out appropriately. The problem most people run into is putting the intersections too close together and that will seriously hinder a traffic lights max capacity. Literally a stop light with 16 tiles in between intersections can handle twice as much as one with only 8 tiles of spacing. Of course left turns and other factors can effect this as well.

Also you can use avenues without traffic lights if they are connected by the ramps on both ends...

I do that sometimes for my bridges that go over the highway or whatever. basically only use avenue for the bridge itself.

They also simply aren't suitable for very-high traffic intersections. In the time it takes them to go green you have a tailback that covers half your map.

 

[Person012345]

Well, if you're really "gamey", there's a mod in Steam Workshop that gives you the option of adding or removing traffic lights in an intersection.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=411833858

That's not gamey. It's the opposite of gamey. Real life traffic planners can choose if an intersection has traffic lights or not.

 

[Balakompi]

I didn't understand the "gamey" comment either. This game is focused on the fact that it's possible to mod it -- you're meant to use mods, they're a crucial part of the game -- and I think someone who doesn't take advantage of that has seriously misunderstood things. The traffic lights removal mod is really one of the MUST HAVE mods, along with the 25 tile unlock.

 

[MN121MN]

That's not gamey. It's the opposite of gamey. Real life traffic planners can choose if an intersection has traffic lights or not.

I didn't understand the "gamey" comment either. This game is focused on the fact that it's possible to mod it -- you're meant to use mods, they're a crucial part of the game -- and I think someone who doesn't take advantage of that has seriously misunderstood things. The traffic lights removal mod is really one of the MUST HAVE mods, along with the 25 tile unlock.

Well... I come from another discussion forum where, apparently, any helpful mod is considered "cheating" .....

And besides, it's "gamey" as in not meant by design to be controlled manually since those features are mods, not vanilla ....

 

[Balakompi]

Well... I come from another discussion forum where, apparently, any helpful mod is considered "cheating" .....

And besides, it's "gamey" as in not meant by design to be controlled manually since those features are mods, not vanilla ....

Support for mods is included in the vanilla game. That means it was meant by design to be modded.

I would say the vanilla game is rather raw and really needs the mods.

 

[Person012345]

Well... I come from another discussion forum where, apparently, any helpful mod is considered "cheating" .....

And besides, it's "gamey" as in not meant by design to be controlled manually since those features are mods, not vanilla ....

Vanilla games can be gamey. In fact "gamey" generally refers to behaviour done in vanilla games. I agree that deleting all the traffic lights in your city would be gamey, but having the ability to toggle them is not gamey. And gamey is in no way synonymous with cheating. A lot of things that people do in the base game are gamey because they're specifically designed to exploit imperfect game mechanics.