Comment by cluckindan
6 months ago
Proper design of road networks also makes traffic flow better. Many congested areas would actually benefit from removing some roads altogether.
6 months ago
Proper design of road networks also makes traffic flow better. Many congested areas would actually benefit from removing some roads altogether.
I believe you're referring to Braess' Paradox, right? This was a very surprising effect for me to learn about, just recently Veritasium covered it in their video on a mechanism that becomes "shorter when you pull on it": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QTkPfq7w1A
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27_paradox
Yes, I saw the same video! Having played Cities: Skylines, it was not that much of a surprise, more of a neat formal explanation.